Professor ehsan yarshater recognized for his tremendous contributions to the study of iranian civilization and the creation of the encyclopaedia iranica, a record of persian heritage on march 14, 2009, during our very first nowruz event at lacma, we recognized the contributions of professor ehsan yarshater, director of the center for iranian studies and hagop. Internationally known iranian historian and linguist ehsan yarshater died of old age in california on sunday. Nov 30, 2019 his previous publications include,the zorostrian myth of migration from iran2009, joint winner of the 2010 ehsan yarshater book award in ancient iranian studies, parsis in india and the diaspora cowritten with john hinnells, 2008 and jalaluddin rumi. The persian heritage foundation is a usregistered, nonpolitical, nongovernmental organization, formed by professor ehsan yarshater, in 1983, which aims to support and promote research on all aspects of the persianate world in the preislamic as well as the islamic perioda world that is not confined to the present boundaries of iran, but that extends. The ehsan yarshater book award association for iranian. His research focuses primarily on the dynamics of iranian imperialism, specifically how the iranian or sasanian empire successfully integrated socially, culturally, and geographically disparate populations from arabia to afghanistan into enduring political networks and institutions. Ehsan yarshater was an iranian historian and linguist who specialized in iranology. Glyptic imagery from the persepolis fortification and treasury archives, studies in ancient oriental civilization 72 chicago. The scope of professor yarshaters career was expansive, spanning teaching, research, publication, public engagement, philanthropy, and much more. Ehsan yarshater 19202018 was hagop kevorkian professor of iranian studies. We have just opened the following award for nominations. Iranian woman of the year, 2012, international iranian womens studies foundation ceremony. Formerly known as the center for iranian studies, the center will be renamed to recognize professor yarshater, the founding director of the center whose legacy and dedication to the study of persian history and culture were. The best book of the year award in iranian archaeology, tehran, 20.
Sep 26, 2011 37 years and halfway through encyclopaedia iranica in 1974, columbia university professor ehsan yarshater began a comprehensive encyclopedia of iranian history. Ais seeks your nominations for its ais administered awards, the lifetime achievement award. He had won several international awards for scholarship, including a unesco award in 1959, and the. He died on september 2, 2018 in fresno, california, usa. Han grundade och var forestandare for the center for iranian studies vid columbia university och var professor emeritus i iranistik vid samma universitet. Explore books by ehsan yarshater with our selection at. The ehsan yarshater book award is granted biennially by the association for iranian studies on behalf of the persian heritage foundation. Persian literature, womens studies scholar at claflin feb. My father hashem yarshater and my mother rowhaniyeh were born in kashan, iran. Yarshater himself takes the lead, providing an essay that fills nearly half the book, in which he shows that the persian presence among the arabs goes back to preislamic times, thereby having an influence on the culture in which islam initially appeared and which was subsequently carried around the world with the islamic religion. Professor ehsan yarshater is an internationally recognized scholar who has made a major contribution to the field of iranian studies.
This site includes professor ehsan yarshater s biography, a comprehensive list of yarshater publications, encyclopedia iranica, interviews with dr. Ehsan yarshater studerede persisksproget og litteraturen ved teherans universitet og persisk filologi ved school of oriental and african studies soas, university of london, for walter bruno henning. Richard payne near eastern languages and civilizations. Program in iranian studies program in iranian studies. A grammar of southern tati dialects by ehsan yarshater, 1969, mouton edition, in english a grammar of southern tati dialects. Ehsan yarshater his life was singlemindedly devoted to promoting a wider knowledge and a profound understanding of iranian civilization. His most recent book is the ritual landscape at persepolis.
The thirtyninevolume set, published in the suny series in near eastern studies, under the general editorship of professor ehsan yarshater of columbia university, is the only complete english translation. Dec 17, 2019 he worked for the encyclopedia iranica under ehsan yarshater. Professor yarshater was celebrated and was the recipient of several awards. Dec 05, 2019 in this panel, the award winning, exiled poetscholar, fatemeh shams will be in conversation with the internationally acclaimed, award winning author, behrouz boochani and the literary scholar and translator of boochanis work, omid tofighian to discuss such themes as one of the major consequences of the iranian revolution. He was the founder and director of the center for iranian studies, and hagop kevorkian professor emeritus of iranian studies at columbia university references. Ehsan yarshater is the hagop kevorkian professor emeritus of iranian studies at columbia university and director of its center for iranian studies. Shop the latest titles by alan williams at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. Images from the eighth annual bita prize for persian arts, awarded to iranian scholar professor ehsan yarshater. Mcguire gibson respondant, university of chicago, oriental institute. Winner of an honourable mention at the international society for iranian studies ehsan yarshater book award for books published in 2008 and 2009. Ehsan yarshater is hagop kevorkian professor of iranian studies at columbia university and director of its center for iranian studies. This complex period, of major importance in iranian history and extending for almost a thousand years. Buy encyclopaedia iranica by ehsan yarshater online at alibris.
World award for book of the year 2018, iranian ministry of culture and islamic guidance. Farhang foundation honors professor ehsan yarshater with. The scope of professor yarshater s career was expansive, spanning teaching, research, publication, public engagement, philanthropy, and much more. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Professor ehsan yarshater discusses the challenges of compiling the encyclopaedia iranica in his book lined office. The zoroastrian myth of migration from iran and settlement. Iranian women writers and the freedom of movement, presented by the international society for iranian studies. Nov 17, 2019 author of encyclopaedia iranica, dastanhayi irani bastan, encyclopedia iranica, encyclopaedia iranica encyclopaedia iranica, encyclopaedia iranica, fascicle no. He is the author and editor of a number of highly acclaimed scholarly works. Houshang pourshariati iranian studies book award, middle east studies association.
Ehsan yarshater was a towering figure in the field of iranian studies. Jacques barzun prize, american philosophical society. The most authoritative book of history about the sassanid is entitled, the cambridge history of iran, volume 3, the seleucid, parthian and sasanian period, edited by ehsan yarshater, parts 1 and 2, cambridge university press, 1983. Yarshater, who specialized in iranology, was founder and director of the. Christians, zoroastrians and iranian political culture in late antiquity oakland. The program in iranian studies strives to reflect diverse. This publication, in the transformation of the classical heritage series edited by peter brown, has garnished acclaim in several fields, having been awarded the american philosophical societys 2016 jacques barzun prize in cultural history, the international society for iranian studies 2016 ehsan yarshater book award, and, most recently, the aar 2016 book award for excellence in the study of.
Ehsan yarshater wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Iranian women writers and the freedom of movement, which won the latifeh yarshater book award. The ehsan yarshater book award for the best book in iranian studies for the book persepolis. Home news ehsan yarshater ehsan yarshater was born in april 3, 1920 and is the iranianamerican founder and director of the center for iranian studies, and hagop kevorkian professor emeritus of iranian studies at columbia university. Professor ehsan yarshater was excommunicated by the bahai. Professor ehsan yarshater recognized for his tremendous contributions to the study of iranian civilization and the.
The zoroastrian myth of migration from iran and settlement in. Interview with professor ehsan yarshater, the founder and. In this unique survey, twentyone scholars examine persian imaginative. Zintl leadership award, university of virginia, 2015. The purpose of this award is to advance the scholarship on ancient iranian civilization and its cognate fields.
The ehsan yarshater book award association for iranian studies. The third volume, published in two parts, is an account of every aspect of iranian civilisation from the death of alexander in 323 bc to the advent of islam in the seventh century ad. The center has been renamed in honor of its founding director, a longtime columbia professor and leading historian of iran. Ehsan yarshater home page a prominent scholar in persian. The persian presence in the islamic world levi della vida. Fellowships roshan cultural heritage institute promoting. Over a period of 45 years he has travelled extensively in india, central asia and china. Discovery and afterlife of a world wonder, berlinboston, 2012 2014. Written in persian couplets in india in 1599 by a zoroastrian priest, it is a work many know of, but few have actually read, let alone studied in depth. Roshan cultural heritage institute has awarded fellowships to faculty members. The chapter 27 a of the book is entitled manichaeism and its iranian background. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. He was the founder and director of the center for iranian studies, and hagop kevorkian professor emeritus of iranian studies at columbia university.
Biennial ehsan yarshater lecture series near eastern. The ehsan yarshater center for iranian studies is the foremost academic research center in iranian studies in the united states with an active publication program. The ehsan yarshater book award the purpose of this award is to advance the scholarship on ancient iranian civilization and its cognate fields. He was the first persian fulltime professor at a u. The zoroastrian myth of migration from iran and settlement in the indian diaspora numen book series texts and sources in the history of reli. Women, art and culture in shiraz, dehli and yangzhou. Iranamerican joint fund publications, 1957, 1958, 1964 royal award for the best book of the year, 1959. The history was published by suny press between 1985 and 1999, with the index, added to the set in 2007. Columbia universitys ehsan yarshater center for iranian.
Ehsan yarshater is the hagop kevorkian professor emeritus of iranian. Among his books are persian poetry in the second half of the 15th century in. Winner of the 2016 jacques barzun prize, awarded by the american philosophical society winner of the 2016 ehsan yarshater book award, awarded by the international society for iranian studies. Yarshater originally hailed from a jewish bahai family, part of a group of jewish converts from that city who during the late 19th century ce and early 20th became the biggest group of non. Written in persian couplets in india in 1599 by a zoroastrian priest, it is a work many know of, but few have actually read, let. Ehsan yarshater was born on april 3, 1920 in hamadan, iran as ehsan ollah yarshater. His life was singlemindedly devoted to promoting a wider knowledge and a profound understanding of iranian civilization. Ehsan yarshater simple english wikipedia, the free.
He was the founder and director of the center for iranian studies, hagop kevorkian professor emeritus of iranian studies at columbia university, he was the first persian fulltime professor at a u. The winner of the 2016 ehsan yarshater book award is richard payne for his work entitled a state of mixture. He wrote a journey through afghanistan chicago, 2006. He was the first fulltime professor of persian at a u. Ehsan yarshater wikipedias ehsan yarshater as translated. Among his books are persian poetry in the second half of the 15th. Iranian woman of the year, 2012, international iranian womens studies foundation. Each biennial lecture series consists of four to five lectures on a single theme that is elaborated and amplified into a monograph. He authored and served as the editor of numerous scholarly works. Richard payne is a historian of the iranian world in late antiquity, ca.
You have done such wonderful things to preserve persian culture and history. Ehsan yarshater has 97 books on goodreads with 1845 ratings. The oriental institute, 2017, which won the 2018 ehsan yarshater book award. Discover thousands of acclaimed titles and authors that have earned honors such as the nobel prize in literature, the pulitzer prize, the man booker prize, the newbery medal, and more. Tireless scholar ehsan yarshater, at 91, continues work on. The world book award of the iranian ministry of culture for the best book in iranian studies. The qesseye sanjan is the sole surviving account of the emigration of zoroastrians from iran to india to form the parsi persian community.
The ehsan yarshater book award in iranian studies, in. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Ehsan yarshater 19202018 professor ehsan yarshater was the hagop kevorkian professor emeritus of iranian studies at columbia university and director of its center for iranian studies. June 15, 2012 at massachusetts institute of technology, boston.
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