Questions tagged [shahnameh]
For questions about the "Persian book of kings" and the national epic of Iran.
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Primary sources for Persian land of Shadu-kam?
I'd like to find the primary sources (if any) for a Persian mythical land called Shadu-kam. It's supposed to be the realm of the Peris, a kind of fairyland, but I can't seem to find much about it.
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What is the significance of kissing someone's shoulder in the Shahnameh?
I have been reading the Shahnameh, and there's a scene where a demon kisses a character's shoulders, which causes "two black snakes [to grow from the character's] shoulders."
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