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The social divisions attributed to Jamshid in ancient Iranian mythology function as cultural memory structures that conceptualize craft specialization and position artisans as fundamental agents of civilization, rather than serving as historical documentation of an actual social system. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Investigate how ancient Iranian mythological accounts of the ruler Jamshid and the artisan class (Hutokhshan) represent labor specialization, craft identity, and structured artistic production.

August 27, 2026Open Access

The Social Structure of Art: Jamshid, Hutokhshan, and the Formation of Craft Identity in the Cultural Imagination of Ancient Iran.

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MGMaryam Gomizi

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Interdisciplinary analysis reveals how mythological narratives encoded labor specialization and craft identity in ancient Iran, highlighting artisans as central agents of cultural continuity.

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Investigate how ancient Iranian mythological accounts of the ruler Jamshid and the artisan class (Hutokhshan) represent labor specialization, craft identity, and structured artistic production.
Applied an interdisciplinary framework integrating cultural memory studies, material culture theory, art history, and historiography to literary and mythological sources.
Analyzed archaeological evidence from prehistoric and protohistoric Iranian ceramic workshops and metallurgical centers to evaluate material craft organization alongside textual narratives.
Demonstrated that the social divisions attributed to Jamshid function as cultural memory structures for conceptualizing technical expertise and order rather than literal historical social stratification.
Identified artisans and skilled producers as foundational agents in ancient Iranian civilizational memory whose technical transmission ensured transgenerational cultural continuity.

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Maryam Gomizi (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8fea0110c91c1e92621fc4 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22101303

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Interdisciplinary analysis reveals how mythological narratives encoded labor specialization and craft identity in ancient Iran, highlighting artisans as central agents of cultural continuity.

The Social Structure of Art: Jamshid, Hutokhshan, and the Formation of Craft Identity in the Cultural Imagination of Ancient Iran.

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