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Investigating Innovation in Scholarly Articles Related to the Shahnameh A Case Study of the Years 2007-2011
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Saeed Amirinia1  , Javad Dehghanian *2 |
1- Shiraz university
2- Shiraz University , mirjavad@shirazu.ac.ir |
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Abstract: (182 Views) |
Articles related to the Shahnameh and Ferdowsi have been analyzed from their inception (1915) up to the end of 2006 across several studies. These studies have pointed to the social contexts of the quantitative growth of the articles and the reasons for the rise and fall of Shahnameh studies; however, their main focus has been on the pathology and weaknesses concerning the subjects, content, and structure of the articles. The mentioned studies have paid less attention to the degree of innovation in these researches concerning research methods, hypotheses, and new findings—which are among the most important goals of scholarly articles. The present study examines two fundamental indicators of scholarly articles from 2007 to 2011 on the subject of the Shahnameh and Ferdowsi, aiming to investigate innovation in the main structure of these articles, namely the problem statement and research method. During the last five years of the 1380s (2000s), 210 scholarly articles were produced, categorized into nine thematic groups. In this study, using qualitative content analysis, the degree of innovation and scientific trendsetting of the articles were examined based on determined indicators. Among the mentioned thematic categories, "textual studies of the Shahnameh," "comparative studies of the Shahnameh with other works," and "character studies of the Shahnameh" have higher frequencies. Compared to previous periods, content and methodological deficiencies in the articles of the second half of the 1380s have decreased, and new perspectives and approaches have emerged, making these articles, especially in the "textual studies of the Shahnameh" section, trendsetters.
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| Keywords: Shahnameh studies, Shahnameh, Ferdowsi, innovation, trendsetting. |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
سایر
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