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Andaruni: The Inner World
The protected inner sanctum of the Persian household — and, by extension, of any sovereign system. Where the high-fidelity signal is held safe from the noise of the outer world.
Biruni: The Outer World
The public-facing space of the Persian dwelling — and of any sovereign system. The Biruni hosts the stranger, absorbs the traffic of history, and protects the Andaruni by never revealing what it guards.
Adab: The Social Handshake Protocol
Analyzing Adab and Taarof as complexity-reduction tools for maintaining civilizational coherence in high-traffic environments.