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The Encyclopædia Iranica is a comprehensive research tool dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.
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ʿALĀʾ-AL-SALṬANA
ʿALĀʾ-AL-SALṬANA
Figure 1. Photograph of ʿAlāʾ-al-Salṭana. (Photograph courtesy of Fereydun ʿAlā)…
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PHILATELY i. The Postage Stamps of Iran
PHILATELY i. The Postage Stamps of Iran
PHILATELY i. The Postage Stamps of Iran. Both a utensil…
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Deadline for submissions to the 15th Iranian Studies Conference has been extended! New deadline: October 20, 2025.Events
Deadline for submissions to the 15th Iranian Studies Conference has been extended! New deadline: October 20, 2025.
The Call for Papers for the Fifteenth Biennial Iranian Studies Conference which…
09/13/2025
Institutionalizing Iranian StudiesEvents
Institutionalizing Iranian Studies
Saturday, September 13, 2025 Institutionalizing Iranian Studies: A Conference Dedicated to Dr.…
09/10/2025In collaboration with the University of Toronto.
Research Compendia
Women Poets Iranica
Women Poets Iranica is an integrative encyclopedia of postclassical, modern, and contemporary women poets.
Cinema Iranica
Cinema Iranica provides historical articles on movies, genres, film movements, filmographies, directors, composers, stars.
“This monument of scholarship in Iranian Studies is a mine of detailed information, with bibliographical references, on every aspect of Iranian history, thought, languages, and civilization.
Dr. Farhad DaftaryInstitute of Ismaili Studies, in Journal of the American Oriental Society
“La premiere fois qu'une encyclopédie pluridisciplinaire sur lʼIran est mise en chantier.
Prof. Jean CalmardUniversity of Paris, in Abstracta Iranica
“A real tour de force. There is no project in the entire Middle Eastern field more worthy of support than the Encyclopaedia Iranica.
Prof. Richard N. FryeHarvard University, In Journal of the American Oriental Society
“The Encyclopaedia Iranica volumes are the most extensive and important contributions to the study of Islamic and pre-Islamic Iranian history and culture that have been made in this century.
Dr. Prudence HarperCurator Emerita of Ancient Near Eastern Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
“The Encyclopaedia Iranica will be judged as the most significant contribution of our century to the advancement of Iranian studies as a scholarly enterprise.
Prof. Ali BanuaziziBoston College, in International Journal of Middle East Studies
“Une grande entreprise.
Prof. Gilbert LazardMembre de l'Institut, in Journal Asiatique
“The foremost reference work on Iran ever produced and one of the premier reference works in the humanities published in our time.
Prof. Roy MottahedehHarvard University, in Middle East Journal
“The Encyclopaedia Iranica is not just a necessity for Iranists; it is of inestimable value for everyone concerned with the history and culture of the Middle East.
Prof. Richard BullietColumbia University, in International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies
“Encyclopaedia Iranica is indispensable for any scholarly work of specialists in the fields of Iranian and Islamic Studies. [It] deserves the highest praise and full support.
Prof. Werner EndeAlbert-Ludwigs-Universitat, in ZDMG