Journal of Iranian Studies

سخن سردبیر

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Literary Motifs of Iran's National Epic An Essay on Iranian Epic Traditions from the Yašts to the Shahnameh

Pages 3-36

10.22103/jis.2026.27056.2850

Abbas Azarandaz

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Dangerous Discourse in the Narrative of Zahhak in the Shahnameh: A Semiotic Analysis Based on Danesi's Model

Pages 37-60

10.22103/jis.2026.25867.2768

Fereshteh Azadtabar

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A Semiotic Analysis of Repetitive Iconographic Patterns of Imam Ali (AS) in the Khawaran-Nama in Light of Roland Barthes' Semiotics

Pages 61-85

10.22103/jis.2026.25666.2750

Majid Asadi Farsani

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Genealogy of Archaeological and Iranological Discourse in Iran: Examining the Nexus of Knowledge and Power within Political Transformations

Pages 87-109

10.22103/jis.2026.25976.2780

Hamid Afshar

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Iconographic Analysis of Decorative Motifs in Ganjali Khan Mosque, Kerman

Pages 111-136

10.22103/jis.2026.27069.2852

zahra afzali naniz, khashayar qhazizadeh

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Exploring the Harem: The Lost Artifact of Iranian Royal Architecture in the Qajar Period

Pages 137-169

10.22103/jis.2026.25768.2759

Azita Belali Oskoui, Shamim Nottagh, Seyedeh Fatemeh Omrani, Omid Bodaghlou

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“An Analytical Reassessment of the Cognitive and Cultural Functions of Magical Elements in Iranian Fairy Tales”

Pages 171-199

10.22103/jis.2026.25644.2749

Maryam Zamani, Sama Jalali

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Genealogy of the concept of identity in the historical neighborhoods of Kerman city (case example: Khajah Khezr neighborhood, Golbaz Khan and Shah Adel neighborhood)

Pages 201-226

10.22103/jis.2026.25061.2716

Aida Jahanpeyma, Alireza Mehdizadeh, Mohsen Keshavarz

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Representation The Symbol of Intercultural Communications Related to Architecture and Urbanism in The Naser Khosrow's Travelogue

Pages 227-243

10.22103/jis.2026.25617.2747

Saiedh Hoseinyzadeh, Asieh Zabihnia

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From Dakhma to Aramgāh: Transformations in Zoroastrian Death Rituals and the Role of Religious and Social Mediators

Pages 245-267

10.22103/jis.2026.26104.2790

Somayeh Khalili, mahdi Elmi Daneshvar

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» The Connection Between Music and folk Literature: An Examination of the Use of Iranian Instruments in Persian Proverbs«

Pages 269-291

10.22103/jis.2026.25412.2732

Najmej Dorri, Shima Mousavi

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The Magic of Proximity in Balochi Proverbs

Pages 293-309

10.22103/jis.2025.22912.2578

Mohammad Akbar Sepahi, Ishaq Mirbalouchzaei

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Formal and conceptual analysis of the female motif in the Iron Age of Lorestan and its reflection in contemporary artistic creations.

Pages 311-336

10.22103/jis.2026.26283.2807

Reza Rezaloo, zahra Cheraghe, Mehdi Hosseyninia, Saba Madhani

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The Connection between the Derafsh Kavian and the Cosmic Horoscope

Pages 337-363

10.22103/jis.2026.26193.2803

Ali Asghar Zarei, Mohamad Reza Esnaashari

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A Study of Ancient Creatures in the Mythological Beliefs of Hormozgan

Pages 365-397

10.22103/jis.2026.26674.2824

Sohrab Saeidi, Mehdi Rezaei

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Genealogy of Neo-Mazdakism and Quasi-Mazdakite Currents in Post-Islamic Iran: A Critical Review of Sources and Identification of Key Issues

Pages 399-422

10.22103/jis.2026.25843.2765

Fatemeh Shahhoseini, Mohammad Shokri-Foumeshi

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An Analysis of the Doctrine of Fatalism in the Shahnameh, Unvannegar with a View to the Foundations of Philosophical and Theological Thought.

Pages 423-446

10.22103/jis.2026.26183.2801

Sorayya Shahabipuorahmadi, Sayed Amir Jahadi Hoseyni, hamidreza Kharazmi, Jamshid Roosta

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Imagology of Iranian Women in Carla Serena’s Travelogue

Pages 447-466

10.22103/jis.2026.27038.2847

Bita Sadeghi Monfared, Ehsan Ghabool, Abdollah Radmard

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Intertextuality and the evolution of the concept of "love" in the mystical texts of the school of revelation and intuition based on the theory of Gerard Genette (based on the biographies of lovers, Lawa'ih, Lama'at and Lawa'ah and Lawa'ih)

Pages 467-492

10.22103/jis.2026.25576.2742

Bayan Abdi, Hasan Soltani Kohbani, Ali Gravand

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Intertextual and Hypertextual Deliberation on the Reflection of Ḥāfeẓ Shīrāzī's Ghazal in Ibn Hosām Khusfī's Ghazal

Pages 493-507

10.22103/jis.2026.26709.2825

Mojahed Gholami

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"Manifestation" in Hafez's Poetry and Its Relation to Mazdaist Worldview and Islamic Teachings

Pages 509-525

10.22103/jis.2026.26546.2819

Mohammad Keshavarz Beyzaei

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Parody of Persian Poets of the Ottoman Empire by Hafez Shirazi

Pages 527-570

10.22103/jis.2026.25815.2775

Majid Mosazadeh, Fatemeh Modarresi

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Analyzing the Components of Modern Governmentality in Akhundzadeh's Political Thought

Pages 571-587

10.22103/jis.2026.20518.2414

Bigom Naseri, Somaye Hamidi, Hosein Farzanepour

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