Hooshang, discovers fire and its many potential benefits. Then he worships through this precious element to God. This is the beginning of many professions and people start to live a more comfortable life under his rule and wisdom. He then makes

نه همانا که مُرد

Jun 9th, 2007 3m 44s

Today Dr. Parviz Varjavand passed away.He will be missed by all of us...

پادکست در رادیو

May 16th, 2007 2m 10s

Shahnameh Podcast is now being broadcasted by "Radio Zamaneh" a web based radio broadcasting from Amsterdam. Shahnameh Podcast is a part of "Jong e Seda" programme. You can listen to it on Wednesdays at 19:30 then 1:30 then 7:30 (Thursday) then

پادشاهی گیومرت سی سال بود

Apr 5th, 2007 16m 9s

Gayomart, the "mortal being", in Shahnameh is the very first king, civilization and human communities start with him. Ferdowsi does not follow the mainstream Zoroasterain story as told in Avesta. It is important to mention that there were sever

گفتار اندر ستایش امیرک منصور و سلطان محمود

Mar 18th, 2007 10m 31s

In these two final fragments of the Shahnameh introduction, Ferdowsi pays tribute to his friend and supporter Amirak Mansoor and the second part which is one of the most controversial parts of the Shahnameh, Setayesh e Soltan Mahmood. This part

گفتار اندر داستان ابو منصور دقیقی، گفتار اندر داستان دوست مهربان

Jan 20th, 2007 4m 6s

Abu Mansoor e Daghighi starts the Shahnameh in young age but as Ferdousi explains he gets murdered in a fight. How ever Young Ferdowsi with encouragement of a close friend dares continuing what Daghighi had already started. These verses clearly

گفتار اندر فراهم آوردن شاهنامه

Jan 12th, 2007 3m 35s

The verses in this section explain what the initial idea of gatherers of Shahnameh was and how were the wisdom and stories collected. Ferdowsi continues to bring his concerns and nostalgic motif amongst the verses.

واژه شناسی ابیات 16- 33

Jan 10th, 2007 17m 8s

More on etymology and a little bit about Heterograms (هزوارش ها) in Book Pahlavi script.*******MP. tan- ōmand- > NP. تنومندNP. Hunar- mand = NP. هنرمند

گفتار اندر ستایش پیغمبر

Jan 4th, 2007 8m 2s

This section consists of praises upon Prophet Mohammad, and includes the very famous verses which denote Hakim Ferdowsi as being Shia.

واژه شناسی ابیات 1-15

Dec 29th, 2006 13m 4s

exploring etymology of a few words in each section starting on this program, relating to verses 1-15:[O.Ir.] xwad-tav- > > [N.P.] xwadāy [O.Ir.] -vant > > [N.P.] -vand [O.Ir.] apara-tara- > > [N.P.] bartar[M.P.] rūzīg- > > [N.P.] rūzī-cf:

مصاحبه با پرویز ورجاوند درباره ی شاهنامه، بخش پایانی

Dec 24th, 2006 13m 45s

In this final episode, Dr. Varjavand explains ways of narration of old myths and stories and emphasises how Iranian civilisation has played a pivotal role in human history.

مصاحبه با پرویز ورجاوند درباره ی شاهنامه، بخش دوم

Dec 22nd, 2006 12m 42s

In this second episode Parviz Varjavand gives basic information about early stages of human civilisation and how it relates to Iranian mythology and how should we time origins of these stories.

مصاحبه با پرویز ورجاوند درباره ی شاهنامه

Dec 18th, 2006 11m 24s

In this first episode of Interview series Parviz Varjavand explains how Shahnameh and mythology relate to archeology and ancient history, explaining the view of ancient Iranians who looked at Shahnameh as a history book.