Books
Holly Quran.
Afifi, R. (2003). Iranian mythology and culture, Tehran, Toos. [in Persian]
Al-Arjani, F. I. K. I. A. (1983). Samak-e Ayyar, Introduction and proofreading by Parviz Natal Khanleri, first volume, fifth edition, Tehran, Agah. [in Persian]
Amouzgar, J. (2006). Language, culture and mythology (collection of articles), Tehran, Moin. [in Persian]
Barati, M. R. (2010). The magic of speech: investigation and analysis of Bahram's character in Haft-Peikar, Mashhad, Ahange Qalam. [in Persian]
Bayhaqi, M. I. H. (1999). The history of Beyhaqi with the meaning of words and explanation of grammatical and literary sentences, by the efforts of Khalil Khatib Rahbar, second volume, Tehran, Zaryab. [in Persian]
Bierlein, J. F. (1401). Parallel Myths, translated by Abbas Mokhber, 11th edition, Tehran, Markaz. [in Persian]
Broumand Saeed, J. (1989). Angushtari Jamshid (second part of Hafez and Jame Jam), Tehran, Pajang. [in Persian]
Campbell, J. (1998). The power of myth, translated by Abbas Mokhber, Tehran, Markaz. [in Persian]
Chavosh Akbari, R. (2011). Seven symbolic codes of Forohar. Third edition, Tehran, Zovar. [in Persian]
Chiera, E. (1974). They Wrote on Clay: The Babylonian Tablets. Translated by Ali Asghar Hekmat, Tehran, Elmi-Farhangi. [in Persian]
Christensen, A. (2007). Examples of the first man and the first shahriar in the legendary history of Iran, translated and researched by Jale Amoozgar and Ahmad Tafazzoli, 6th edition, Tehran, Cheshme. [in Persian]
Christensen, A. (1966). Iran during the Sasanian era, translated by Rashid Yasemi, Tehran, Ibn Sina Library. [in Persian]
Cooper, J. C. (2018). A dictionary of ritual symbols, Translated by Ruqiya Behzadi. Tehran: Elmi Publications. [in Persian]
Cooper, J. C. (2000). A dictionary of traditional symbols. Translated by Malihe Karbasian. Tehran, Farshad. [in Persian]
Dad, S. (2008). Dictionary of Persian and European literary concepts and terms in a comparative and descriptive way, Tehran, Morvarid. [in Persian]
Dadvar, A., & Hadidi, E. (2012). A comparative study of the role and symbol of the eagle (in the works of art of Iran, Greece, Rome and ancient Egypt), Tehran, Kalhor. [in Persian]
Dadvar, A., & Mansouri, E. (2011). An introduction to the myths and symbols of Iran and India in ancient times, Tehran, Sabze-Arang publications. [in Persian]
Gardizi, A. S. A. I. Z. I. M. (1984). Tarikh Gardizi, Corrected by Abdul Hay' Habibi, Tehran. Donyaye Ketab. [in Persian]
Gardner, L. (2001). Realm of the ring lords. Ringwood, Vic.: Viking.
Hafez, S. M. (2009). Diwane Hafez Shirazi, by Khalil Khatib Rahbar, 46th edition, Tehran, Safi Ali Shah. [in Persian]
Hall, J. (2017). Illustrated dictionary of symbols in Eastern and Western art, translated by Roghieh Behzadi, 8th edition, Tehran, Farhange Moaser. [in Persian]
Hart, G. (2018). Egyptian Myths, translated by Abbas Mokhber, 9th edition, Tehran, Markaz. [in Persian]
Ibn Arabi, M. I. A. (2019). Fosus al-Hakm, introduction, translation, explanation and analysis by Mohammad Ali Movahed., Samad Movahed., 8th edition, Tehran, Karnameh. [in Persian]
Ibn Babawayh, M. I. A. (2006). Thawab al-a'mal wa 'iqab al-a'mal. Translated and explained by Mohammad Reza Ansari Mahalati, third edition, Qom, Nasim Kausar. [in Persian]
Jobes, G. (2018). Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore and Symbols, translation of Mohammad Reza Baghapour, Tehran, Nashre Akhtaran. [in Persian]
Jung, C. G. (1998). Man and his symbols. Translated by Mahmoud Soltanieh. Tehran, Jami. [in Persian]
Khaleqi Motlaq, J. (2017). The flowers of old sorrows (selected articles about Ferdowsi's Shahnameh), by Ali Dehbashi, Tehran, Dr. Mahmoud Afshar Publications in collaboration with Sokhan Publications. [in Persian]
Koch, H. M. (2004). Quoted by Darius. Tehran, Kausar Cultural Tourism Organization. [in Persian]
Koner, T. A. (2018). Symbols and signs: an inquiry into the hidden meanings of symbols, translated by Roya Ali Bakhsh, third edition, Tehran, Pargar. [in Persian]
Manoochehri, A. Q. (2014). Manouchehri Damghani's Diwan, with notes and annotations, translations of conditions, introduction, indexes, glossary, etc., by Dr. Seyyed Mohammad Dabir Siyaghi, 8th edition, Tehran, Zovar. [in Persian]
Masoumi, G. (2011). Encyclopaedia of Mythology and Ancient Rituals of the World, second volume, Tehran. Surah Mehr. [in Persian]
Mirsadeghi, J. (2011). Story elements, 7th edition, Tehran, Sokhan. [in Persian]
Mitford, M. (2014). Picture encyclopedia of symbols and signs, translated by Masoumeh Ansari and Habib Bashirpour, Tehran, Sayan. [in Persian]
Moein. M. (2007). Moein Encyclopedic Dictionary , 4th volume, Tehran, Namen. [in Persian]
Namvar Motlaq, B., & Kangarani, M. (2014). Picture dictionary of Iranian symbols, Tehran, Shahr Publications. [in Persian]
Nizami, E. I. Y. (2013). Sharafnameh, with corrections and margins by Hassan Dastgerdi, with the efforts of Saeed Hamidian, 10th edition, Tehran, Qatreh. [in Persian]
Nizami, E. I. Y. (2018). Iqbalnameh, with corrections and margins by Hassan Dastgerdi and efforts of Saeed Hamidian, 10th edition, Tehran, Qatreh. [in Persian]
Nizami, E. I. Y. (2018). Khosrow and Shirin, with corrections and margins by Hassan Dastgerdi, with the efforts of Saeed Hamidian, 19th edition, Tehran, Qatreh. [in Persian]
Nizami, E. I. Y. (2018). Makhzan al-Asrar, with corrections and margins by Hassan Dastgerdi, with the efforts of Saeed Hamidian, 19th edition, Tehran, Qatreh. [in Persian]
Nizami, E. I. Y. (2019). Leili and Majnoon, with corrections and margins by Hassan Dastgerdi, with the efforts of Saeed Hamidian, 21st edition, Tehran, Qatreh. [in Persian]
Nuraghaiee, A. (2017). Number, symbol, myth, 4th edition, Tehran, Afkar. [in Persian]
Poordavood, I. (2014). Yashtha, first volume, Tehran, Asatir. [in Persian]
Qomi, A. (1966). Kolliyate Mafatih Al-jinan, Tehran, Elmi. [in Persian]
Rastgarfasaiee, M. (2004). Peikardani in Asatir, Tehran, Research Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies. [in Persian]
Razi, H. (1992). Iyene Mehr (Mithraism), Tehran, Cheshme Publications. [in Persian]
Saadi Shirazi, M. A. (1999). Gulistan, with the meaning and description of difficult sentences and verses and some grammatical and literary points, with the efforts by Khalil Khatib Rahbar, 21st edition, Tehran, Safi Ali Shah. [in Persian]
Safa, Z. (1987). Iranian imperial ritual, Tehran, University of Tehran. [in Persian]
Sanai, M. A. (2009). Diwan Hakim Abu al-Majdoubin Adam Sanai Ghaznavi, with an introduction, margins and index, by Modarres Razavi, Tehran, Sanai. [in Persian]
Serlo, J. E. (2012). A dictionary of symbols, translated by Mehrangiz Ohadi. Tehran: Dastan. [in Persian]
Shamisa, S. (2008). A dictionary of illusions, first volume, Tehran, Mitra [in Persian]
Shepherd, R., & Shepherd, R. (2010). 1000 Symbols: What Shapes Mean in Art & Myth, translated by Azadeh Bidarbakht and Nastaran Lavasani, 5th edition, Tehran, Nei. [in Persian]
Jean-Jacques Chevallier, J., & and Gerbran, A. (2009). A dictionary of symbols. Translation and research by Sudabeh Fazayeli. The second and third volume. Tehran: Jeihoon. [in Persian]
Tajedini, A. (2014). The Culture of Symbols and Signs in Rumi's Thought, Tehran, Soroush. [in Persian]
Talkien, J. R. R. (2009). The Silmarillion. Translated by Reza Alizadeh, Tehran, Rozaneh. [in Persian]
Warner, R. (2012). Encyclopedia of world myths, translated by Abulqasem Esmeilpour, Tehran, Hirmand. [in Persian]
Wilkinson, P. (2018). Myths and legends: An Illustrated guide to their origins and meanings Translated by Masoumeh Ansari and Habib Bashirpour. Tehran, Aflak Publications. [in Persian]
Yahaqqi, M. J. (2018). A dictionary of myths and stories in Persian literature, 6th edition, Tehran, Farhange Moaser. [in Persian]
Zomorrodi, H. (2006). Comparative criticism of religions and mythology in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, Khamseh Nizami, Manteq Al-Tir, Tehran, Zovar. [in Persian]
Journals
Farshbafian Safi, A. (2010). Comparison of Parable of “The Signet Ring and the Shepherd” in the Works of Nizami and Plato. Comparative Literature Studies, 4(13), 67-84.
Ghahramani, F. (2018). The Semiotics of Tools in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh. Journal of Literary Aesthetics, 8(34), 181-205. [in Persian]
Kavyani pooya, H., & Amiri zarand, A. (2019). Stick and its symbolic position in ancient beliefs and cultures. Journal of Comparative Literature, 10(19), 181-202. doi: 10.22103/jcl.2019.2284
McDonald, J. A. (2018). Influences of Egyptian Lotus Symbolism and Ritualistic practices on Sacral Tree Worship in Crescent from 1500 BCE to 200 CE’. Religions, 9(9), 256.
Nowruz, M. (2007). Some of the decodings of Nizami Ganjavi in his Eskandar-Nameh
. The specialized journal of Persian literature of Islamic Azad University of
Mashhad. 4(2), 125-138. [in Persian]
Yarmohammadi, Vahdat (2008), "The Symbol of the Winged Ring in Ancient Civilizations", Naqsh Mayeh, No. 2, pp. 94-85.
Conferences
Madani, I., & Nemati Mod, S. (2013). Investigating the types of ring roles in the symbols attributed to Forohar and its semantic connection with Mithraism. The first international congress of culture and religious thought. 122-134. [in Persian]
Sari Aslani, S. (2019). Symbolism in Nizami Ganjai Eskandarnama, 5th International Conference on Humanities and Education with a focus on sustainable development. 1-13. [in Persian]
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