American Indian Thought (Persian Translation) Pre-Columbian Americas and their rich history and heritage have long remained unknown to the Persian-speaking world. From culture, art, and architecture to literature, mythology, societies, and systems of thought, there have not been many significant, solid studies available in Persian to shed light on this vast expanse of human history. …
China and the World (Persian Translation) As the world continues to evolve in increasingly unpredictable ways, one of the critical factors shaping the future global order will undoubtedly be the influence of China. No country or society can avoid China’s impact—many actively seek its engagement. While China offers benefits to many, it also poses …
India Is Broken (Persian Translation) India Is Broken: People Betrayed, Independence to Today (Persian Translation). When Indian leaders first took control of their government in 1947, they proclaimed the ideals of national unity and secular democracy. Through the first half century of nation-building, leaders could point to uneven but measurable progress on key goals, and …
The Companion to Inter-Religious Dialogue (Persian Translation) This comprehensive volume, curated by a distinguished editorial team that includes pioneers in the field, delves into the objectives, practices, and historical underpinnings of interfaith collaboration. It thoroughly explores the backgrounds, histories, objectives, and dialogues among leaders and practitioners of the world’s major religions, extending beyond the customary …
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See also African literature#Oral literature OratoryOratory or the art of public speaking “was for long considered a literary art”.[3] From Ancient Greece to the late 19th century, rhetoric played a central role in Western education in training orators, lawyers, counselors, historians, statesmen, and poets.[28][note 1] WritingFurther information: History of writing Limestone Kish tablet from Sumer …
The earliest known Greek writings are Mycenaean (c.1600–1100 BC), written in the Linear B syllabary on clay tablets. These documents contain prosaic records largely concerned with trade (lists, inventories, receipts, etc.); no real literature has been discovered.[50][51] Michael Ventris and John Chadwick, the original decipherers of Linear B, state that literature almost certainly existed in …
transmission of folklore, mythologies as well as scriptures in ancient India, in different Indian religions, was by oral tradition, preserved with precision with the help of elaborate mnemonic techniques.[17 The early Buddhist texts are also generally believed to be of oral tradition, with the first by comparing inconsistencies in the transmitted versions of literature from …
Oral literature is an ancient human tradition found in “all corners of the world”.[15] Modern archaeology has been unveiling evidence of the human efforts to preserve and transmit arts and knowledge that depended completely or partially on an oral tradition, across various cultures: The Judeo-Christian Bible reveals its oral traditional roots; medieval European manuscripts are …
The German newspaper Vossische Zeitung of 25 February 1839 contained an article entitled Photographie, discussing several priority claims – especially Henry Fox Talbot’s – regarding Daguerre’s claim of invention.[7] The article is the earliest known occurrence of the word in public print.[8] It was signed “J.M.”, believed to have been Berlin astronomer Johann von Maedler.[9] …
Several people may have coined the same new term from these roots independently. Hércules Florence, a French painter and inventor living in Campinas, Brazil, used the French form of the word, photographie, in private notes which a Brazilian historian believes were written in 1834.[5] This claim is widely reported but is not yet largely recognized …