Description In this insightful study of Iranian cultural history and National identity, the late Shahrokh Meskoob , one of Iran\'s leading intellectuals, reviewed the Roles of three social classes, the courtiers and bureaucratic officials (ahl-e divan), the religious scholars (ulama), and the Muslim Gnostics (Sufi poets and writers), in the development and refinement of the Persian language during the past 1,000 years and gives the reader a fresh perspective on I.
Description In this insightful study of Iranian cultural history and National identity, the late Shahrokh Meskoob , one of Iran\'s leading intellectuals, reviewed the Roles of three social classes, the courtiers and bureaucratic officials (ahl-e divan), the religious scholars (ulama), and the Muslim Gnostics (Sufi poets and writers), in the development and refinement of the Persian language during the past 1,000 years and gives the reader a fresh perspective on I
