A Critical Review on the Book Iranian Thought History: Thought, Culture and Religion of Iranians in Ancient Times

Abstract

The book Iranian Thought History: Thought, Culture and Religion of Iranians in Ancient Times, written by “Azarmidokht Farhikhte Vala”, has been published by Nāmeh-ye Ferdosi publication. This book is one of a few ones that has aimed to write the history of thoughts in ancient Iran. Relying on “the most exact data from literary sources”, the author has tried to compile the scattered data and reports related to Iranian culture, thoughts, and worldview in the ancient period. This paper aims to review and study of the book in terms of content, structure, and methodology in order to find out how successful the author was to benefit the sources. The research method is descriptive-analytical with a critical approach, considering essential guidelines to prepare critical papers for Pažuhešnāme-ye Enteqadi-ye Motun va Barnāmeha-ye olum-e Ensāni Critical Studies in Texts and Programs of Human Sciences.

Keywords

• historical criticism
• history of thoughts
• culture and customs
• ancient iranians