Book of Arda Viraf
Zoroastrian religious text of the Sasanian era Middle Persian, that describes the dream-journey of the devout Wīrāz through the next world (influences, not fully demonstrated, transmitted through Islam, may have been exerted on Dante’s Divine Comedy)
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Book of Arda Viraf
Summary
Book of Arda Viraf is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Book of Arda Viraf's instance of is recorded as literary work[3].
- Book of Arda Viraf's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 470149919423806650006[4].
- Book of Arda Viraf's GND ID is recorded as 1088008232[5].
- Book of Arda Viraf's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79084984[6].
- Book of Arda Viraf's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12047634x[7].
- Book of Arda Viraf's IdRef ID is recorded as 028692691[8].
- Book of Arda Viraf's part of is recorded as Middle Persian literature[9].
- Book of Arda Viraf's language of work or name is recorded as Middle Persian[10].
- Book of Arda Viraf's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/080399[11].
- Book of Arda Viraf's characters is recorded as Ardā Wīrāz[12].
- Book of Arda Viraf's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90276422[13].
- Book of Arda Viraf's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[14].
- Book of Arda Viraf's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'اَردا ویراز نامه'}[15].
- Book of Arda Viraf's National Library of Poland MMS ID is recorded as 9810677494305606[16].
- Book of Arda Viraf's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007257984605171[17].
Why It Matters
Book of Arda Viraf ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]