The Burning of Greek Temples by the Persians
Rung, Eduard. 2016. “The Burning of Greek Temples by the Persians and Greek War-Propaganda“, in Krzysztof Ulanowski (ed.), The Religious Aspects of War in the Ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome...
View ArticleDiodorus and his Library
Michael, Rathmann. 2016. Diodor und seine “Bibliotheke”: Weltgeschichte aus der Provinz. Berlin: De Gruyter Previous research saw Diodorus as an author with modest intellect and a working technique of...
View ArticleMinorities in Iran and Beyond in Memory of Rudolf Macúch
Minorities and Majorities in the Middle East and Asia In Memory of Rudolf Macúch (1919-1993) The Department of Comparative Religion is honoured to invites to the conference titled “Minorities and...
View ArticleIranian Linguistic Studies in memoriam Xavier Tremblay
Pirart, Eric (ed.). 2016. Études de linguistique iranienne: in memoriam Xavier Tremblay. (Acta Iranica 57). Leuven: Peeters. The 57th volume of the Acta Iranica is dedicated to the memory of late...
View ArticleSasanian and Islamic Exports to Japan
Priestman, Seth. 2016. “The Silk Road or the Sea? Sasanian and Islamic Exports to Japan“, Journal of Islamic Archaeology, 3(1). This article considers the movement of commodities manufactured in...
View ArticleIranian cosmopolitanism: World religions at the Sasanian court
Payne, Richard. 2016. Iranian cosmopolitanism: World religions at the Sasanian court, in Myles Lavan, Richard Payne & John Weisweiler (eds.), Cosmopolitanism and empire: Universal rulers, local...
View ArticleCosmopolitanism and empire
Lavan, Myles, Richard Payne & John Weisweiler (eds.). 2016. Cosmopolitanism and empire: Universal rulers, local elites, and cultural integration in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean. Oxford...
View ArticleZoroastrianism: Religious texts, theology, history and culture
Moazami, Mahnaz (ed.). 2016. Zoroastrianism: A collection of articles from the Encyclopaedia Iranica (Encyclopaedia Iranica Extracts – EIE), 2 vols. New York: Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation....
View ArticleIslamisation
Peacock, Andrew (ed.). 2017. Islamisation: Comparative perspectives from history. Edinburgh University Press. This is a forthcoming volume, scheduled to be published in March 2017. The spread of Islam...
View ArticleArchaeological research at Tappeh Pahlavan
Thomalsky, Judith. 2016. “Archaeological research at Tappeh Pahlavan, North Khorasan Province (Northeastern Iran): Report on the 2014 season“, ANES 53, 59-79. In the summer of 2014, an Iranian-German...
View ArticleThe Christian Sogdian Gospel Lectionary E5 in Context
Lecture and Book Presentation at Tehran University The Christian Sogdian Gospel Lectionary E5 in Context Department for Iranian Studies at the University of Tehran in cooperation with The Austrian...
View ArticlePersonal names in Parthian epigraphical sources
Schmitt, Rüdiger. 2016. Iranisches Personennamenbuch Band 2/Faszikel 5: Personennamen in parthischen epigraphischen Quellen. (Österreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-Historische...
View ArticleAuthority and Identity in Medieval Islamic Historiography
Hanaoka, Mimi. 2016. Authority and identity in medieval Islamic historiography: Persian histories from the peripheries. Cambridge University Press. Intriguing dreams, improbable myths, fanciful...
View ArticleSymposium: The Limits of Empire in Afghanistan
The Oriental Institute and the Franke Institute for the Humanities, University of Chicago, announce a conference to be held October 5-7, 2016. The Limits of Empire in Afghanistan: Rule and Resistance...
View ArticleStudia Iranica 45(1)
The first issue of Studia Iranica 45 (2016) has been published. For a table of contents and access to individual articles, see below or visit this page. 7 – 15 – Unité et diversité du rite avestique...
View ArticleGreek Echos in Pahlavi Literature
Agostini, Domenico . 2016. “Greek Echos in Pahlavi Literature. A Preliminary Survey of Calques and Foreign Terms“, Linguarum Varietas 5, 13-24. The vast majority of the extant Pahlavi literature was...
View ArticleGreek perspectives on the Achaemenid Empire
Morgan, Janett. 2016. Greek perspectives on the Achaemenid Empire: Persia through the looking glass. Edinburgh University Press. The Greek’s view of Persia and the Persians changed radically throughout...
View ArticleInternational journal of the society of iranian archaeologists 2(3)
The third published issue of International journal of the society of iranian archaeologists 2 (3) (2016) is dedicated to the Persian Gulf. For a table of contents and access to articles, see below or...
View ArticleThe Legacy of the Ancient Kings
The Legacy of the Ancient Kings. Ctesiphon and the Persian Sources of Islamic Art 15.11.2016 to 02.04.2017 Pergamonmuseum How did Islamic cultures and Islamic art arise? Where do their roots lie? Like...
View ArticleThe battle of Arbela in 331 BCE
Rollinger, Robert. 2016. “The battle of Arbela in 331 BCE, Disloyal “Orientals” and the Alleged “Panic” in the Persian Army: from Neo-Assyrian kings to Alexander III“, in: Saana Svärd and Robert...
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