In addition to referring to a geographical space, this concept also refers to an ethnic origin and people living in this place, and a religious context. Aryanem Vaejah, a region where the Aryan race lives and mentioned in religious literature, especially in Avesta, has transformed over time into Ērān/Iran with some phonetic changes. ![]() ![]() ![]() The data of the religious literature consisting of the Avesta and its interpretation of the Zends and the royal inscriptions, inscriptions and classical sources from Persians to Sasanians shed light on the main theme of this study. This study elaborates the etymological adventure of Iran, whose conceptual structure has changed and transformed in the process. Afterwards, it is explored how the concept of Aryan/Iran, which found its existence beyond a fictional claim, was perceived in the Islamic period. The concept of Iran covering different layers of meaning and reflecting different intonations of the three dynasties (Persian, Parthian, and Sasanian) is examined with relation to geographical, religious, political and national theme/dimensions. ![]() From Aryanem Vaejah to Iran: The Historic and Etymologic Adventure of a Concept from Zoroaster to Early Islamic Era This study discusses the evolution and expansion of the concept of Iran in the historical process.
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