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'Iranian Studies' or 'Iranistics' is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of the Iranian cultural region (or the Iranian "cultural continent"). It incorporates the study of history, literature, art and culture of Iran (Persia). The terms 'Iranology', 'Iranistics', 'Iranian studies', and 'Persian studies' also refer to studies in culture, history, languages and other aspects of Iranian peoples such as Persians, Baluchis, Kurds, Pashtuns, Ossetians, Scythians, etc.
Ferdowsi, a Persian poet and thinker, is known as the founder of Iranology. In his masterpiece Shahnameh, he tried extensively to address Persian culture, literature, art, history and anthropology.
In the ninth century, the Persian historian Jarir e Tabari made a distinct contribution to Iranology with his book entitled ''History of the Prophets and Kings'', which covers historical events till 915 AD. ''Tarikh-e Mas'oudi'', by the Persian historian and author Abolfazl Beyhaghi (995-1077), is one of the most creditable sources about the Ghaznavid Empire, and his fluent prose style has made the book considerable in Persian literature, too.
The Persian historian Ata Malek Joveyni was the first of several brilliant representatives of Persian historiography who flourished during the period of Mongol domination in Iran (1220–1336). Joveyni's magnum opus, the ''Tarikh-i jehan-gusha'', is one of the most important works of Persian historiography.[1]
Sharaf ad-Din 'Ali Yazdi was one of the greatest historians of 15th-century Persia. The work for which he is best known is the ''Zafernameh'' (The Book of Victory). It is a history of the Mongolian conqueror Timur (Tamerlane; 1370–1405) and was probably based on the history of the same name by Nizam ad-Din Shami, a work written at Timur's request.[2]
Tehran University established several Iranology chairs, as ancient Iranian linguistics and culture, Persian literature, history and archeology. Many prominent figures hold these chairs during last century such as Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub, Zabihollah Safa, Ahmad Tafazzoli, Mehrdad Bahar, Jaleh Amouzgar and Badiozzaman Forouzanfar. Moreover Shiraz University has also chairs in Iranology and many notable figures have been conducting world class research on Iranology there (e.g. Alireza Shapour Shahbazi, the world class Achaemenid archaeologist).
Early in 20th century a huge project was started by Persian linguist and historian Allameh Dehkhoda. His encyclopedic collection is the largest comprehensive Persian dictionary ever published, in 15 volumes (26000 pages).
Throughout history, there were several publications on Iranology, among them ''Sokhan'', ''Yaqma'', ''Rahnamay e Ketab'' and ''Kelk'' were considered the most significant. ''Kelk'' was founded by Ali Dehbashi and very soon became one of the most prestigious Iranology journal in the world. Bokhara Magazine (''Kelk'' under a new name) is today the most most reputable Iranology journal. Ali Dehbashi and Iraj Afshar are main editors of the journal who put significant effort in promoting Iranology during last few decades.[3]
University of Goettingen is the pioneer of Iranology in the West. In 2003 the hundredth anniversary of Iranology Department was held at Gottingen University. Among European countries, Germany contributed most to Iranology and Persian studies.[4] and [5]
European Iranologist Society has many international meetings in its periodical conferences in different universities and scientific centers all over the world.
★ University of Durham
★ Oxford, UK
Academic studies and instruction of Persian language were launched in the United States in 1958. Since then, Iranology departments have been founded in numerous American universities such as Stanford University and Columbia University. Columbia University's Encyclopedia Iranica for example, which is the most reputable source of Iranian culture, involves prominent Iranists like Richard Nelson Frye and Ehsan Yarshater. The encyclopedia remains the only precise and reliable large scale reference work on the lands, life, culture and history of all Iranian peoples and their interaction with other societies.
Other academic centers such as UT Austin operate Archnet, which is a database archiving documents pertaining to Iranian and Islamic architecture, in addition to offering PhD degrees in Persian language and culture.
★ Stanford University
★ University of Maryland
★ Harvard University
★ University of Texas at Austin (2nd website)
★ Ohio State University
★ ISG : Iranian Studies Group at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
★ CIRA:Center for Iranian Research and Analysis at Quinnipiac University
★ UCLA Iranian Studies
★ Persian Studies and Culture at UC Irvine (ISIS)
★ University of Chicago Iranian Pre-Historic Project
★ University of Virginia
★ University of Washington
★ Persian (Iranian) Studies Journal
★ Iran Nameh
★ Iran Shenasi
★ Majallah-yi Zabanshinasi
★ Farhang-i Kerman
★ Abstracta Iranica
★ Studia Iranica
★ Acta Iranica
★ Indo-Iranica
★ Indo-Iranian Journal
★ Iran: Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies
★ Iran & the Caucasus
★ Iranica Antiqua
★ Iranistische Mitteilungen
★ Archäologische Mitteilungen aus Iran und Turan
★ Iran-nameh: Armenian Journal of Oriental Studies
★ Iranshinakht
★ Persica. Jaarboek van het Genootschap Nederland-Iran
★ Rahavard
★ Zabanshinasi
★ Namah-i Farhangistan
★ Iran Analysis Quarterly (ISG Journal)
''The Yarshater lectureship'' is today the most prestigious honor in the field.
★ Encyclopedia Iranica, Columbia University.
★ ''A step toward developing Iranology researches'', Khosrow Naghed.[6]
★ ''Chelle ie Bokhara'', Mehdi Jami (2005)[7]
★ Assyriology
★ Egyptology
★ Academy of Persian Language and Literature
★ Chicago's Persian heritage crisis
★ Azartash Azarnoush
★ Richard Bulliet
★ Nasser Takmil Homayoun
★ Richard Nelson Frye
★ Ehsan Yarshater
★ Zabihollah Safa
★ David Stronach
★ Mehrdad Bahar
★ Abdolhossein Zarinkoob
★ William Chittick
★ Elton L. Daniel
★ Edward Granville Browne
★ Hamid Dabashi
★ Roman Ghirshman
★ Ernst Herzfeld
★ David Bivar
★ Philip G. Kreyenbroek
★ Vladimir Minorsky
★ Henry Corbin
★ Ali Akbar Dehkhoda
★ Harold Walter Bailey
★ Ahmad Tafazzoli
★ Nicholas Sims-Williams
★ Houchang Chehabi
★ Oric Basirov
★ Shahrokh Meskoob
★ Dariush Shayegan
★ Reynold A. Nicholson
★ Alireza Shapour Shahbazi
★ Touraj Daryaee
★ Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis
★ Warwick Ball
★ Parviz Varjavand
★ Kaveh Farrokh
★ Abbas Zaryab Khoi
★ Mehdi Mohaghegh
Or see a listing of Wikipedia articles on Iranists here.
★ Iranology Foundation
★ Societas Iranologica Europea
★ Sasanika
★ Fravardyn
★ Videvdad
★ Foundation for Iranian Studies
★ The American Institute of Iranian Studies
★ Iranology in Canada
★ International Society for Iranian Studies
★ Bonyad e farhang e Iran
★ Interview with Khosrow Naghed (in Persian/pdf)
★ Iran and Persian language in the western world (in Persian)
★ From Sa'di to Simin: Iranology in the lands of germanic people (BBC Persian)
★ 70-year-old problem of understanding Persian culture in the west (in Persian)
★ Persian Studies پژوهشهای ایرانی (in Persian & English)
Ferdowsi's ''Shahnameh''
'Iranian Studies' or 'Iranistics' is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of the Iranian cultural region (or the Iranian "cultural continent"). It incorporates the study of history, literature, art and culture of Iran (Persia). The terms 'Iranology', 'Iranistics', 'Iranian studies', and 'Persian studies' also refer to studies in culture, history, languages and other aspects of Iranian peoples such as Persians, Baluchis, Kurds, Pashtuns, Ossetians, Scythians, etc.
History of Iranistics in Iran
Ferdowsi, a Persian poet and thinker, is known as the founder of Iranology. In his masterpiece Shahnameh, he tried extensively to address Persian culture, literature, art, history and anthropology.
In the ninth century, the Persian historian Jarir e Tabari made a distinct contribution to Iranology with his book entitled ''History of the Prophets and Kings'', which covers historical events till 915 AD. ''Tarikh-e Mas'oudi'', by the Persian historian and author Abolfazl Beyhaghi (995-1077), is one of the most creditable sources about the Ghaznavid Empire, and his fluent prose style has made the book considerable in Persian literature, too.
The Persian historian Ata Malek Joveyni was the first of several brilliant representatives of Persian historiography who flourished during the period of Mongol domination in Iran (1220–1336). Joveyni's magnum opus, the ''Tarikh-i jehan-gusha'', is one of the most important works of Persian historiography.[1]
Sharaf ad-Din 'Ali Yazdi was one of the greatest historians of 15th-century Persia. The work for which he is best known is the ''Zafernameh'' (The Book of Victory). It is a history of the Mongolian conqueror Timur (Tamerlane; 1370–1405) and was probably based on the history of the same name by Nizam ad-Din Shami, a work written at Timur's request.[2]
Iranistics in modern Persia (Iran)
Tehran University established several Iranology chairs, as ancient Iranian linguistics and culture, Persian literature, history and archeology. Many prominent figures hold these chairs during last century such as Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub, Zabihollah Safa, Ahmad Tafazzoli, Mehrdad Bahar, Jaleh Amouzgar and Badiozzaman Forouzanfar. Moreover Shiraz University has also chairs in Iranology and many notable figures have been conducting world class research on Iranology there (e.g. Alireza Shapour Shahbazi, the world class Achaemenid archaeologist).
Early in 20th century a huge project was started by Persian linguist and historian Allameh Dehkhoda. His encyclopedic collection is the largest comprehensive Persian dictionary ever published, in 15 volumes (26000 pages).
Throughout history, there were several publications on Iranology, among them ''Sokhan'', ''Yaqma'', ''Rahnamay e Ketab'' and ''Kelk'' were considered the most significant. ''Kelk'' was founded by Ali Dehbashi and very soon became one of the most prestigious Iranology journal in the world. Bokhara Magazine (''Kelk'' under a new name) is today the most most reputable Iranology journal. Ali Dehbashi and Iraj Afshar are main editors of the journal who put significant effort in promoting Iranology during last few decades.[3]
Iranistics in Europe
University of Goettingen is the pioneer of Iranology in the West. In 2003 the hundredth anniversary of Iranology Department was held at Gottingen University. Among European countries, Germany contributed most to Iranology and Persian studies.[4] and [5]
European Iranologist Society has many international meetings in its periodical conferences in different universities and scientific centers all over the world.
Some European centers with advanced Iranology programs
★ University of Durham
★ Oxford, UK
Iranistics in United States
Academic studies and instruction of Persian language were launched in the United States in 1958. Since then, Iranology departments have been founded in numerous American universities such as Stanford University and Columbia University. Columbia University's Encyclopedia Iranica for example, which is the most reputable source of Iranian culture, involves prominent Iranists like Richard Nelson Frye and Ehsan Yarshater. The encyclopedia remains the only precise and reliable large scale reference work on the lands, life, culture and history of all Iranian peoples and their interaction with other societies.
Other academic centers such as UT Austin operate Archnet, which is a database archiving documents pertaining to Iranian and Islamic architecture, in addition to offering PhD degrees in Persian language and culture.
Some American centers with advanced Iranian Studies programs
★ Stanford University
★ University of Maryland
★ Harvard University
★ University of Texas at Austin (2nd website)
★ Ohio State University
★ ISG : Iranian Studies Group at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
★ CIRA:Center for Iranian Research and Analysis at Quinnipiac University
★ UCLA Iranian Studies
★ Persian Studies and Culture at UC Irvine (ISIS)
★ University of Chicago Iranian Pre-Historic Project
★ University of Virginia
★ University of Washington
Persian (Iranian) Studies Journals
A.H. Zarrinkoub, Persian historian and scholar.
★ Persian (Iranian) Studies Journal
★ Iran Nameh
★ Iran Shenasi
★ Majallah-yi Zabanshinasi
★ Farhang-i Kerman
★ Abstracta Iranica
★ Studia Iranica
★ Acta Iranica
★ Indo-Iranica
★ Indo-Iranian Journal
★ Iran: Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies
★ Iran & the Caucasus
★ Iranica Antiqua
★ Iranistische Mitteilungen
★ Archäologische Mitteilungen aus Iran und Turan
★ Iran-nameh: Armenian Journal of Oriental Studies
★ Iranshinakht
★ Persica. Jaarboek van het Genootschap Nederland-Iran
★ Rahavard
★ Zabanshinasi
★ Namah-i Farhangistan
★ Iran Analysis Quarterly (ISG Journal)
Yarshater lectureship
''The Yarshater lectureship'' is today the most prestigious honor in the field.
References
★ Encyclopedia Iranica, Columbia University.
★ ''A step toward developing Iranology researches'', Khosrow Naghed.[6]
★ ''Chelle ie Bokhara'', Mehdi Jami (2005)[7]
See also
★ Assyriology
★ Egyptology
★ Academy of Persian Language and Literature
★ Chicago's Persian heritage crisis
Famous Iranists (Iranologists)
1748 French Map by ''Le Rouge'' titled "L'Empire De Perse".
★ Azartash Azarnoush
★ Richard Bulliet
★ Nasser Takmil Homayoun
★ Richard Nelson Frye
★ Ehsan Yarshater
★ Zabihollah Safa
★ David Stronach
★ Mehrdad Bahar
★ Abdolhossein Zarinkoob
★ William Chittick
★ Elton L. Daniel
★ Edward Granville Browne
★ Hamid Dabashi
★ Roman Ghirshman
★ Ernst Herzfeld
★ David Bivar
★ Philip G. Kreyenbroek
★ Vladimir Minorsky
★ Henry Corbin
★ Ali Akbar Dehkhoda
★ Harold Walter Bailey
★ Ahmad Tafazzoli
★ Nicholas Sims-Williams
★ Houchang Chehabi
★ Oric Basirov
★ Shahrokh Meskoob
★ Dariush Shayegan
★ Reynold A. Nicholson
★ Alireza Shapour Shahbazi
★ Touraj Daryaee
★ Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis
★ Warwick Ball
★ Parviz Varjavand
★ Kaveh Farrokh
★ Abbas Zaryab Khoi
★ Mehdi Mohaghegh
Or see a listing of Wikipedia articles on Iranists here.
External links
Iranian model displaying traditional attire.
★ Iranology Foundation
★ Societas Iranologica Europea
★ Sasanika
★ Fravardyn
★ Videvdad
★ Foundation for Iranian Studies
★ The American Institute of Iranian Studies
★ Iranology in Canada
★ International Society for Iranian Studies
★ Bonyad e farhang e Iran
★ Interview with Khosrow Naghed (in Persian/pdf)
★ Iran and Persian language in the western world (in Persian)
★ From Sa'di to Simin: Iranology in the lands of germanic people (BBC Persian)
★ 70-year-old problem of understanding Persian culture in the west (in Persian)
★ Persian Studies پژوهشهای ایرانی (in Persian & English)
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