title: A Comparative Study of the Talking Tree Motif in Persian Versions of Qazvini’s Wonders of Creation (Ajā’ib al-makhlūqāt wa gharā’ib almawjūdāt)
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metadata.value: Heidari, Fatemeh
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metadata.value: Hosseini, Seyed Reza
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2021-11-03T10:29:01Z
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metadata.value: 2021-11-03T10:29:01Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2021-06
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metadata.value: Heidari, Fatemeh, and Seyed Reza Hosseini. “A Comparative Study of the Talking Tree Motif in Persian Versions of Qazvini’s Wonders of Creation (Ajā’ib al-makhlūqāt wa gharā’ib almawjūdāt)”. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Arts 11, no. 2 (2021): 288–309.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu15.2021.207
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/33415
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metadata.value: A tree is one of the most beautiful creations in the world. The development of mythical concepts
  and the prevalence of some beliefs about it have led to certain connotations and the emergence
  of specific beliefs in human thought. Among trees, there is the talking tree (Waqwaq), which has
  a long history and has been mentioned in various books, including reliable geographic sources
  such as Qazvini’s the Wonders of Creation. The article examines the pictorial motif of talking
  tree in the Persian version of Qazvini’s Wonders of Creation and considers the similarities and
  differences of its presentation in Persian versions as well as the origin of its aesthetic principles.
  The results of the research show that all versions have human heads or a statue on the tree.
  Among them, the Wonders of Creation 1816 AD has a female motif and depicts a female statue
  on the tree. The head motif in the Wonders of Creation of 1550–1560 AD is male and illustrates
  masculine statues on the tree. The head motif in the Wonders of Creation 1566 AD, the Wonders
  of Creation of the 16 century AD, the Wonders of Creation 1651 AD and the Wonders of Creation
  1695 AD and the two heads in the Wonders of Creation 1822 AD was male and only depict human
  heads on the tree, not the full body. In some versions, in addition to human heads, animal
  heads are also portrayed on the tree. What is interesting is the presence of the head of legendary
  animals and birds such as Dragon and Simurgh.
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: en
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Arts;Volume 11; Issue 3
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Persian version
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Wonders of Creation
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Zakariya al-Qazvini
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: talking tree
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Persian painting
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Iran
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Waqwaq
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metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: A Comparative Study of the Talking Tree Motif in Persian Versions of Qazvini’s Wonders of Creation (Ajā’ib al-makhlūqāt wa gharā’ib almawjūdāt)
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metadata.value: Article
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