The Position of Kurdish Language and Literature in Pre-Islamic era

چکیده

Like any of living languages of the world, Kurdish has gone through many changes over time producing different works in various fields such as religion, economy, politics, literature and so on. Kurdish used to be the language of the dominant power during Medes monarchy and became swank in the Middle East. The language was thrived throughout the Parthian Empire and Sassanid’s Kingdom and became a standard language through which works from different fields have been registered. However, such significant era has been overlooked by the Kurdish scholars who work in the field; therefore, this study tries to analyze the different dimensions of historical evolution Kurdish language and literature by shedding light on the literary and religious works of the related era.