The 50th anniversary of the founding of historical sociology in Iran

A special seminar held in Tehran on January 10, 2018, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of Historical Sociology in Iran, was devoted to a celebration and discussion of the works of Dr. Ahmad Ashraf, the former Managing Editor of the Encyclopædia Iranica

We are pleased to announce that several of Dr. Ashraf's key contributions to the social history of Iran were first published in the Encyclopædia Iranica (e.g., Alqāb va ʿAnāwīn i, ii, iii; Bazar iii; Class System iv, v, vi [with A. Banuazizi); Conspiracy Theories; Education vii; Islam in Iran xiii; and Iranian Identity i, iii, iv). 

We wish him continued success in the field of his endeavors.
Encyclopædia Iranica Staff.

 

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