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Bibliographia Iranica

A predominantly bibliographic blog for Iranian Studies

Sex, Death, and aristocratic empire
Payne, Richard. 2016. Sex, death, and aristocratic empire: Iranian jurisprudence in late antiquity. Comparative Studies in Society and History 58(2). 519–549.
The article is also available from the author’s Academia.edu page here.
Sex, Death, and Aristocratic Empire: Iranian Jurisprudence in Late Antiquity
Richard E. Payne (2016).
Comparative Studies in Society and History, Volume 58, Issue02, April 2016, pp 519-549
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?aid=10255334
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06/04/2016
A half century of Syriac studies
Image source: http://www.syri.ac/chronicles
Brock, Sebastian. 2016. A half century of Syriac studies. Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies 40(1). 38–48.
In 1964, when Anthony Bryer and I both started teaching at Birmingham University, Syriac studies were generally considered to be little more than an appendage to Biblical Studies, and any idea of a journal or a conference specifically focused on them was unthinkable. Fifty years later the situation has changed dramatically for the better, although the number of universities (at least in Britain) where Syriac is taught has lamentably decreased.
A half century of Syriac studies
Sebastian Brock (2016).
Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, Volume 40, Issue01, April 2016, pp 38-48
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?aid=10254458
05/04/2016
Closure of ‘small Humanities programmes’!
Image source: http://3909.cupe.ca/files/2013/05/Stop-the-Cuts.jpg
At BiblioIranica, we usually do not comment on issues beyond our academic interests in ancient Iran. However, it would be wrong, if we did not express our disappointment after hearing the news of the closure of ‘small Humanities programmes’ at the University of Copenhagen. As the University Post reports, the “Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen will shut down five smaller study programmes permanently”. A full list of the threatened programmes, and the university’s plans are published here.
Oriental Studies have a long tradition in Denmark, and Danish scholars have made and continue to make significant contributions to Oriental and Iranian Studies. It is very distressing to read that some of the ‘small’ programmes will be closed, among which are Indology and Tibetology.
See the following links for the history of Iranian Studies in Denmark:
- Christensen, Arthur Emanuel: 1875–1945
- Barr, Kaj: 1896–1970
- Asmussen, Jes Peter: 1928-2002
- Institute for Iranian Philology: Although the Institute was founded only in 1961, it has a long prehistory, since it is the natural culmination of about 200 years of Iranian studies in the Kingdom of Denmark.
04/04/2016
The concept of Iran
The Concept of Iran in Zoroastrian and Other Traditions
Professor François de Blois (AHRC Research Fellow, UCL)
Date: 21 April 2016Time: 6:00 PM
Finishes: 21 April 2016Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings
Room: Khalili Lecture Theatre
Series: Dastur Dr Sohrab Hormasji Kutar Memorial Lecture Series
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04/04/2016
ZOROASTRIANS OF IRAN vi. Linguistic Documentation
Saloumeh Gholami, “ZOROASTRIANS OF IRAN vi. Linguistic Documentation,” Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, 2016, available at http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/zoroastrians-in-iran-06 (accessed on 27 January 2016).
This article focuses on the importance of documenting the Zoroastrian dialects of Yazd and Kerman, also known as Zoroastrian Dari (a term not to be confused with classical Persian Dari or Dari in Afghanistan).
01/04/2016
Zoroastrian Dari (Behdini) in Kerman
Gholami, Saloumeh & Armita Farahmand. 2016. Zoroastrian Dari (Behdini) in Kerman. (Estudios Iranios Y Turanios. Supplementa Didactica 1). Girona: Sociedad de estudios iranios y turanios (SEIT).
Dari (also known as Behdīnī, Gavrī, or Gavrūnī), the topic of the present book is a critically endangered Iranian language. The study of Zoroastrian Dari is of particular importance for Iranian dialectology and comparative linguistics. This language is used in a parallel way to the Persian language of the Muslim population, and one can observe strong influence from Persian, especially in the domain of the lexicon. But Dari also differs from Persian, having special characteristics common to the languages of the North-West Iranian group. Sharing of both North-West and South-West features draws our attention to the fact that the immigrants to Yazd and Kerman originally came from different regions of Iran. The primary aim of this book is to teach Kermani Dari as a living language. This book offers basic materials for those who are interested in learning Dari. The focus is not only on grammar but also includes sections on learning vocabulary, listening to original documented materials, and also writing and understanding texts. The book consists of seven chapters.
See the table of contents here.
Saloumeh Gholami is a scholar of Iranian linguistics at the Institute of Empirical Linguistics at the Goethe University of Frankfurt, Germany.
Armita Farahmand is a member of the Zoroastrian community in Kerman and a scholar of Zoroastrianism.
30/03/2016
Richard Frye and the Tajiks
Foltz, Richard. 2016. Richard Frye and the history of the Tajiks (Ancient Iran Series 4).
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This series is published by the Jordan Center for Persian Studies, University of California, Irvine.
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29/03/2016
From Oxus to Euphrates
Daryaee, Touraj & Khodadad Rezakhani. 2016. From Oxus to Euphrates: The world of late antique Iran (Ancient Iran Series 1). H & S Media.
For a long time, Sasanian studies were mainly cultivated by linguists and historians of religion, and the only standard work on the history of the Sasanian Empire was Arthur Christensen’s L’Iran sous les Sassanides (Copenhagen 1936; second revised and expanded edition 1944). Only in recent years, Christensen’s authority was challenged: Several new syntheses eventually allowed Late antique scholars to better understand the history and the structure of the great rival of the Roman Empire. However, we still lacked a handy, student-friendly introduction to Sasanians studies. Now, Daryaee and Rezakhani provide us with this very welcome booklet, which I highly recommend to students, to an educated audience, but also to Classical scholars (it’s never too late). Giusta Traina, Sorbonne University
28/03/2016
Painted plaster and glazed brick fragments from Pasargadae and Persepolis
Aloiz, Emily, Janet G. Douglas & Alexander Nagel. 2016. Painted plaster and glazed brick fragments from Achaemenid Pasargadae and Persepolis, Iran. Heritage Science (4) 3.
A PDF file of the paper is available online. (more…)
26/03/2016
Pope and Historiography of Persian Art
Kadoi, Yuka (ed.). 2016. Arthur Upham Pope and a New Survey of Persian Art (Studies in Persian Cultural History 10). Boston: Brill.
In Arthur Upham Pope and A New Survey of Persian Art, fourteen scholars explore the legacy of Arthur Upham Pope (1881–1969) by tracing the formation of Persian art scholarship and connoisseurship during the twentieth century. Widely considered as a self-made scholar, curator, and entrepreneur, Pope was credited for establishing the basis of what we now categorize broadly as Persian art. His unrivalled professional achievement, together with his personal charisma, influenced the way in which many scholars and collectors worldwide came to understand the art, architecture and material culture of the Persian world. This ultimately resulted in the establishment of the aesthetic criteria for assessing the importance of cultural remains from modern-day Iran.
With contributions by Lindsay Allen, Sheila S. Blair, Jonathan M. Bloom, Talinn Grigor, Robert Hillenbrand, Yuka Kadoi, Sumru Belger Krody, Judith A. Lerner, Kimberly Masteller, Cornelia Montgomery, Bernard O’Kane, Keelan Overton, Laura Weinstein, and Donald Whitcomb.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Yuka Kadoi : “Arthur Upham Pope and A New Survey of Persian Art”
I. POPE, ACKERMAN, AND THEIR PEERS
Robert Hillenbrand: “The Scramble for Persian Art: Pope and His Rivals”
Talinn Grigor : “Gendered Politics of Persian Art: Pope and His Partner”
II. ARTHUR UPHAM POPE: LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Jonathan M. Bloom : “Arthur Upham Pope: His Life and Times”
Donald Whitcomb : “Archaeology in Iran and the Experience of Arthur Upham Pope”
Bernard O’Kane : “Arthur Upham Pope and the Study of Persian Islamic Architecture”
III. CURATORS, COLLECTORS, AND ART DEALERS:
POPE AND PRE-ISLAMIC PERSIAN ART
Lindsay Allen: “‘The Greatest Enterprise’: Arthur Upham Pope, Persepolis and Achaemenid Antiquities”
Judith A. Lerner: “Arthur Upham Pope and the Sasanians“
IV. CURATORS, COLLECTORS, AND ART DEALERS:
POPE AND ISLAMIC PERSIAN ART
Yuka Kadoi: “The Rise of Persian Art Connoisseurship: Arthur Upham Pope and Early Twentieth-Century Chicago”
Kimberly Masteller: “Arthur Upham Pope and Collecting Persian Art for Kansas City”
Sumru Belger Krody: “Equivocal Position as Expert or Dealer! The Long and Contentious Relationship of George Hewitt Myers and Arthur Upham Pope”
Laura Weinstein: “My Dear Holmes: Arthur Upham Pope and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston”
Keelan Overton: “Filming, Photographing and Purveying in ‘the New Iran’: the Legacy of Stephen H. Nyman, ca. 1937–42”
V. ARTHUR UPHAM POPE: HIS LEGACY
Sheila S. Blair: ” Surveying Persian Art in Light of A Survey of Persian Art”
Cornelia Montgomery: “Arthur Upham Pope: A Personal Memoir”
Yuka Kadoi, Ph.D. (2005), University of Edinburgh is a scholar of Islamic art and Persian art historiography. She has written and edited numerous books and articles, including Islamic Chinoiserie (2009); The Shaping of Persian Art (2013); and Jades from Eastern Lands (forthcoming).
25/03/2016