Iranica News
Dr. Cyrus Alai, the distinguished Iranian scholar and a contributor to the Encyclopaedia Iranica, has recently donated his unique collection of maps of Persia to the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. This collection will be available to all researchers of Iranian studies worldwide.
(posted February 15, 2013)
Dear Friends and Supporters of the Encyclopaedia Iranica,
I wish you the best for the season and a very happy and joyous 2013.
With the advent of the New Year my hope for your support of our Project is naturally renewed. I trust you would not forget the Encyclopaedia Iranica’s need. Your generosity will be greatly appreciated.
Ehsan Yarshater,
Editor
(posted February 15, 2013)
Prof. Dr. Werner Sundermann (1935-2012)
On Monday, 15 October 2012, we received the sad news from Fereydun Vahman (Copenhagen University) that Werner Sundermann (Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften and Freie Universität Berlin) has passed away after a long illness — truly a great loss to Iranian Studies. Professor Sundermann was the outstanding expert on Manicheism and a great scholar of Pahlavi literature. As Consulting Editor and author of many entries he generously shared his scholarship with the Encyclopaedia Iranica. He will be sorely missed.
(posted February 15, 2013)
Encyclopaedia Iranica Project Reaches Milestone
"Ehsan Yarshater knows something about dedication. After four decades of work on the monumental Encyclopaedia Iranica, he announced the reference work has reached the midpoint of its completion: 15 published volumes, reaching into the letter K."
(posted September 25, 2012)
Dr. Abtin Sassanfar, the Vice-President of the Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation and a veteran researcher of Zoroastrianism and its holy book, Avesta, has recently completed his publication of the Gāthās’ translation into Persian and the detailed explanation of its words and phrases in a large handsome boxed volume of 1174 pages.
(posted July 5, 2012)
Legion d’honneur for Mr. Jack Mahfar
Our trustee Mr. Jack Mahfar of Geneva has been honored by receiving Legion d’honneur from Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of the French Republic, in recognition of his charitable and humanitarian deeds and cultural endeavors.
(posted January 19, 2012)
We are pleased to announce the much appreciated and generous donation of $5,000 that the Foundation has received from Dr. Mehdi Zarghamee, the newly elected Chairman of the Board of Directors & Trustees.
(posted January 10, 2012)
We are happy to announce the most recent publication from Dr. Layla S. Diba, one of our Board of Trustee Members.
(posted January 4, 2012)
The History of Beyhaqi is a three volume series.
(posted December 12, 2011)
We are noting with profound sadness the untimely passing on August 24, 2011 of Professor Hossein Ziai, a Trustee of the Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation, a highly regarded scholar of Islamic and Persian philosophy, and a contributor to the Encyclopaedia Iranica.
(posted October 3, 2011)
37 Years And Halfway Through Encyclopaedia Iranica
"The work on Encyclopaedia Iranica began in 1974. After nearly four decades, the project has completed 15 volumes and has reached the letter K."
(posted September 27, 2011)
A Lifetime Quest to Finish a Monumental Encyclopedia of Iran
"At 53, Ehsan Yarshater embarked on his magnum opus, a definitive encyclopedia of Iranian history and culture. He’s 91 now, and he’s still toiling away."
(posted September 14, 2011)
Mr. Mahmoud Khayami, a well-known philanthropist and Honorary Chairman of Encyclopædia Iranica, has received the Order of CBE (Commander of the British Empire) ...
(posted June 8, 2011)
Iraj Afshar, the renowned bibliographer and prominent expert in medieval and modern Persian manuscripts, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 ...
(posted April 1, 2011)
Iran Scholar, at 91, Puts In 11-Hour Days on Encyclopedia
For years, Iranian studies scholar Ehsan Yarshater was frustrated that there was only one comprehensive and reliable reference for his field. It was E.J. Brill’s Encyclopaedia of Islam, which did not cover pre-Islamic Iran. ...
(posted June 28, 2011)
Encyclopædia Iranica Joins Facebook
Please visit us at our new Facebook page ...
(posted June 15, 2011)
