Bibliographia Iranica

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  • Bahari Career Development Fellow

    Bahari Career Development Fellow

    Bahari Career Development Fellow in Sasanian Studies

    A postdoctoral opportunity at the University of Oxford, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES):

    The Bahari Career Development Fellow will carry out original research in the field of Sasanian studies broadly defined.  The Fellowship offers early career researchers the opportunity to develop their research within one of the world’s leading universities and to strengthen their future position in the academic job market. The postholder will be a member of both the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES) and Wolfson College, joining Yuhan Sohrab-Dinshaw Vevaina (Bahari Professor of Sasanian Studies) and the Faculty’s team in Persian Studies. She or he will be part of a lively and intellectually stimulating research community which performs to the highest international levels in research and publications and will have access to the excellent research facilities which Oxford offers.

    For more information, see the job details.

  • 30 Years of “Iran and the Caucasus”

    30 Years of “Iran and the Caucasus”

    Please see the file below for an update on the International Conference Dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of Iran and the Caucasus, which we announced in September 2025. Please contact the organisers if you have any questions.

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  • Persian Language Summer School

    Persian Language Summer School

    ASPIRANTUM’s 2026 Persian Language Summer School offers 6–10 weeks (120–200 hours) of intensive Modern Persian instruction in Yerevan, beginning on June 21, June 28, or July 5, 2026. Classes at beginner, elementary, and intermediate levels focus on all key skills – reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar, and vocabulary – with small groups ensuring meaningful progress.

    Participants also take part in guided cultural excursions to Garni & Geghard, Aragats & Amberd Fortress, Ejmiatsin, Khor Virap & Noravank, Lake Sevan, along with culinary evenings, museum visits, and other cultural events.

  • The Academic Research Segment

    The Academic Research Segment

    The Society of Scholars of Zoroastrianism presents The Academic Research Segment.

    The Academic Research Edition of the Society of Scholars of Zoroastrianism presents ‘a deep dive into the newest discoveries in the world of Zoroastrianism’. This is an online event taking place on 15 November 2025 from 3:30 to 6:30pm GMT.

    Please visit this link for further details.

    The participants are:

    • Dr. Michael Shenkar: The Cult of Fire in Sogdiana; New Evidence from Sanjar Shah
    • Dr. Miguel Andres Toledo: The Poetry of Ahura Mazdā’s Creation: Metrical Philosophy in Dēnkard 3
    • Dr. Henkelman: The Achaemenids and Central Asia. The Evidence from the Persepolis Fortification Archive
    • Dr. Garrison: The Zoroastrian Question in Achaemenid Fārs. Insights from the Persepolis Fortification Archive

  • The Pahlavi Papyri in their Historical Context

    The Pahlavi Papyri in their Historical Context is the second round of the Pahlavi Papyri Workshop to be held in Innsbruck: Tuesday, 25 November – Wednesday, 26 November 2025. The workshop is organized by Bernhard Palme, Robert Rollinger and Touraj Daryaee.

    Address: Seminar rooms 04K100/04M100 (4th floor) and 14 (1st floor), Ágnes-Heller-Haus, Innrain 52a, 6020 Innsbruck

    To see the program, click here.

  • 30 Years of “Iran and the Caucasus”: A Proud Milestone

    30 Years of “Iran and the Caucasus”: A Proud Milestone

    International Conference Dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of Iran and the Caucasus


    19-21 September, 2026
    Armenia

    The Editorial Board of Iran and the Caucasus, in collaboration with De Gruyter Brill, is pleased to announce an international conference marking the 30th anniversary of the journal’s founding.

    Since its inception in 1997, Iran and the Caucasus has emerged as a leading interdisciplinary platform for scholarly engagement with the diverse historical, linguistic, literary, folkloric, textual, religious, archaeological, economic, and political dimensions of Irano-Caucasica—an expansive geo-cultural region extending from Asia Minor to the Indian subcontinent, encompassing Central Asia, Afghanistan and other territories historically situated within Greater Iran’s political orbit, inhabited by Iranian peoples, or profoundly influenced by Iranian cultural traditions including Northern Pakistan and the North Caucasus.

    We extend a cordial invitation to scholars worldwide to contribute to this academic gathering by submitting papers that critically engage with the journal’s legacy, present original research consonant with its thematic scope, and articulate new analytical perspectives on the region’s historical trajectories, contemporary dynamics, and future perspectives.

    Publication

    Selected papers will be considered for publication, after undergoing peer review, in the journal Iran and the Caucasus or as a separate volume of the conference proceedings in the Series Iran and the Caucasus Monographs.

    Individual and Panel Presentation Format

    Abstract submissions must be anonymized and should not exceed 400 words. Submissions must be sent in both Word and PDF formats. A separate file should include the following information:

    • Full name(s)
    • Institutional affiliation(s)
    • Email address(es)
    • ORCID iD(s)

    This requirement also applies to panel proposals, which may include a maximum of four participants.

    All submissions will undergo blind peer review.

    • Keynote Speeches: 40 minutes, followed by 20 minutes of discussion
    • Individual Presentations: 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of discussion

    Working Language: English

    Conference Email Address: iranandthecaucasus30@gmail.com

    Important Dates

    • Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 March 2026
    • Notification of Acceptance: 30 April 2026
    • Registration: 30 June 2026

    Participation Fee

    The conference participation fee is EUR 400, which includes:

    • Accommodation;
    • Lunches and refreshments;
    • Two banquets (opening and closing) and one dinner;
    • A cultural programme during the conference;
    • Transportation from the conference venue to Yerevan.
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  • Professionals of Writing in Late Antiquity

    Professionals of Writing in Late Antiquity

    First Bahari Workshop for Early Career Scholars

    Professionals of Writing in Late Antiquity

    A workshop organised by Olivia Ramble, Yuhan S-D Vevaina, and Alessia Zubani

    13 June 2025 | 09:00 – 18:30
    Wolfson College, University of Oxford
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  • WZO’s Annual Seminar 2025

    Three lectures as part of the World Zoroastrian Organisation’s annual seminar.

    • Alexandra Buhler: Relations between Zoroastrians in India & Iran during the late Qajar period
    • Khodadad Rezakhani: The Heart of the Empire: Ctesiphon & DilĒrānšahr in the Sasanian World
    • Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis: Royal Splendour: the art of the Sasanian kings
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  • What is Zoroastrianism?

    What is Zoroastrianism?

    In a series of workshops, Dr Mehrbod Khanizadeh (SOAS, University of London) will explore the history of Zoroastrianism from its roots in the second millennium BCE through to the present day. He will discuss religious, historical as well as social aspects of the religion’s development.

    Dr. Mehrbod Khanizadeh currently teaches courses on Avestan, Middle Persian (Pahlavi), and Zoroastrianism at SOAS, University of London. He specialises in Zoroastrianism and ancient Iranian languages.  His recent peer-reviewed publications include an article on the genealogy of the Iranian bilingual Avestan Pahlavi Yasna manuscripts, published in the Bulletin of SOAS in 2021, and a study of the etymology of the Avestan personal name pourušaspa- published in the journal of Iran and the Caucasus in 2024. His edition of the Avestan text of chapters 9-11 of the Yasna will be published as a monograph in 2025.

    Six sessions from 25 May to 30 November 2025.

    For more information and to register, see the document below:

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  • Zoroastrian Conversations S02 E01

    Zoroastrian Conversations S02 E01

    Prof. Yuhan S.–D. Vevaina will open the first episode of the second season of ‘Zoroastrian Conversations’ with Prof. Almut Hintze, Zartoshty Brothers Professor of Zoroastrianism at SOAS, University of London, Co-Chair of the SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute, and Fellow of the British Academy.

    Date:
    Saturday, 26 April 2025
    Time:
    9 AM Pacific | 12 Noon Eastern | 5 PM London | 9:30 PM Mumbai

    Zoom meeting ID: 863 7776 2243 Passcode: FEZANA.

    Zoom and other information: https://fezana.org/conversations/