'A celebration of 25 centuries': Pahlavisants, Pakistanis and Parsis
(2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Waghmar, B. (2011, October). 'A celebration of 25 centuries': Pahlavisants, Pakistanis and Parsis. Presented at Persepolis 40 Years on: International Conference on the Archaeology, History and Reception of Persepolis, The University of Edinburgh
Imperial Iran's arrival on the late twentieth century stage was declared by Orson Welles as no party but 'a celebration of 25 centuries'. The socio-political capital, by participating in Pahlavi panache, was not lost on three votaries discussed here,... Read More about 'A celebration of 25 centuries': Pahlavisants, Pakistanis and Parsis.