From Sherwood Forest to Tehran: Robin Hood’s Implication in Iranian Politics

2020/10/13 by Mir Mohammad Khademnabi · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Islamic Studies and History #Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies #Turkey's Politics and Society

paper · doi:10.1080/10509208.2020.1829350

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Abstract

Disney’s Robin Hood produced by Wolfgang Reitherman in 1973 is probably the best-known representation of the personage in contemporary Iran. Set in the medieval times, the animated movie recounts –...

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