Ehsan yarshater obituary new york, ny new york times. He was the first fulltime professor of persian at a u. Over a period of 45 years he has travelled extensively in india, central asia and china. 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. The world book award of the iranian ministry of culture for the best book in iranian studies for the book. Iranamerican joint fund publications, 1957, 1958, 1964 royal award for the best book of the year, 1959. Sep 26, 2011 37 years and halfway through encyclopaedia iranica in 1974, columbia university professor ehsan yarshater began a comprehensive encyclopedia of iranian history. Farhang foundation honors professor ehsan yarshater with.
He had won several international awards for scholarship, including a unesco award in 1959, and the. He worked for the encyclopedia iranica under ehsan yarshater. Ehsan yarshater has 97 books on goodreads with 1829 ratings. The zoroastrian myth of migration from iran and settlement. The qesseye sanjan is the sole surviving account of the emigration of zoroastrians from iran to india to form the parsi persian community. Articles, essays and book chapters a young scholar at the university of london. A vessel of honor, by margaret miller heritage publishing. Published in four issues per year, the journal promotes original, innovative, and meticulous research on the history ancient, mediaeval and modern, culture, linguistics, literature textology, folklore, social and cultural anthropology, and the political issues of the iranocaucasian world. Discovery and afterlife of a world wonder, berlinboston, 2012 2014. Awardwinning ya books span all genres and styles, fiction and nonfiction, as well as comics and beyond. The center has been renamed in honor of its founding director, a longtime columbia professor and leading historian of iran. Professor ehsan yarshater ehsan yarshater is the hagop kevorkian professor emeritus of iranian studies at columbia university and director of its center for iranian studies.
Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Formerly known as the center for iranian studies, the center will be renamed to recognize professor yarshater. Ehsan yarshater was a towering figure in the field of iranian studies. About persian lyric poetry in the classical era, 8001500. May 31, 2007 this is a clip from a conversation with professor dr ehsan yarshater. Each biennial lecture series consists of four to five lectures on a single theme that is elaborated and amplified into a monograph. The ehsan yarshater book award the purpose of this award is to advance the scholarship on ancient iranian civilization and its cognate fields. Ehsan yarshater hamid and christina moghadam program in iranian studies. This complex period, of major importance in iranian history and extending for almost a thousand years, encompasses the reigns of the seleucid, the.
The persian presence in the islamic world levi della vida. Ais seeks your nominations for its ais administered awards, the lifetime achievement award. Iranian women writers and the freedom of movement, presented by the international society for iranian studies. Ihsan abbas december 2, 1920 january 29, 2003 was a palestinian professor at the american university of beirut, and was considered a premier figure of arabic and islamic studies in the east and west during the 20th century.
Ehsan yarshater is the hagop kevorkian professor emeritus of iranian. Ehsan yarshater was an iranian historian and linguist who specialized in iranology. Ehsan yarshater simple english wikipedia, the free. Persian lyric poetry in the classical era, 8001500. Jacques barzun prize, american philosophical society. Nahid siamdoust is an award winning anthropologist and cultural historian whose work focuses primarily on the intersection between politics and various modes of cultural production and media forms in iran and the wider middle east, with an acute focus on questions of cultural mediation, political power and social movements.
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. Images from the eighth annual bita prize for persian arts, awarded to iranian scholar professor ehsan yarshater. Ehsan yarshater was born on april 3, 1920 in hamadan, iran as ehsan ollah yarshater. 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. Use the lefthand navigation for more detailed information regarding alscs book and media awards. He was the first persian fulltime professor at a u. The scope of professor yarshaters career was expansive, spanning teaching, research, publication, public engagement, philanthropy, and much more. The purpose of this award is to advance the scholarship on ancient iranian civilization and its cognate fields.
Ehsan yarshater home page a prominent scholar in persian. The costa awards are given annually in five categories poetry, biography, first novel, novel, and childrens literature to authors who exemplify the best of contemporary british writing and who have lived in great britain or ireland for at least three years. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Among the masterpieces of world literature, perhaps the least famili. The winner of the 2016 ehsan yarshater book award is richard payne for his work entitled a state of mixture. Out of these four winners, one book is chosen as the costa book of the year. Ehsan yarshater, walter hennings and the study of persian dialects, iran nameh, 30. 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. Professor yarshater was celebrated and was the recipient of several awards. Weaving together a rich array of texts, documents, and archaeology, paynes. Among his books are persian poetry in the second half of the 15th.
Roshan cultural heritage institute has awarded fellowships to faculty members. Yarshater, who specialised in iranology, was the founder and director of the center for iranian studies at columbia. Houshang pourshariati iranian studies book award, middle east studies association. The major essay by ehsan yarshater casts fresh light on that role. The ehsan yarshater book award association for iranian studies. In 2018, the book was the recipient of the honourable mention in the ehsan yarshater book award. His life was singlemindedly devoted to promoting a wider knowledge and a profound understanding of iranian civilization. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. 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. Encyclopaedia iranica columbia university academia. Ehsan yarshater 19202018 was hagop kevorkian professor of iranian. The ehsan yarshater book award association for iranian.
Ehsan yarshater center for iranian studies endowed with. He wrote a journey through afghanistan chicago, 2006. He authored and served as the editor of numerous scholarly works. Congratulations to the winners of the 1998 small pressippy book awards. He was the first fulltime professor of persian studies at a u. 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. She is the inaugural ehsan yarshater postdoctoral associate at the yale. The zoroastrian myth of migration from iran and settlement in the indian diaspora numen book series texts and sources in the history of reli williams on. He died on september 2, 2018 in fresno, california, usa.
Encyclopaedia iranica, columbia university, ehsan yarshater center for iranian studies, department member. Ehsan yarshater 98 iranian historian who founded and edited the encyclopedia iranica, a magnum opus of iranian history and culture that helped to transform modern understanding of persian civilization. Rejecting the conventional historiographical framework that focuses on christian narratives of zoroastrian persecution, a state of mixture demonstrates, with cogency and clarity, how thoroughly the sasanian empire absorbed the christian community within its borders. Columbia universitys ehsan yarshater center for iranian. The scope of professor yarshater s career was expansive, spanning teaching, research, publication, public engagement, philanthropy, and much more. The zoroastrian myth of migration from iran and settlement in the indian diaspora numen book series texts and sources in the history of reli. Ehsan yarshater has 96 books on goodreads with 1826 ratings. Ehsan yarshater is the hagop kevorkian professor emeritus 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.
The ehsan yarshater book award for the best book in iranian studies for the book persepolis. This site includes professor ehsan yarshater s biography, a comprehensive list of yarshater publications, encyclopedia iranica, interviews with dr. 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. Ehsan yarshater is hagop kevorkian professor of iranian studies at columbia university and director of its center for iranian studies. A unique partnership of two leading universities, the dual program unites a cuttingedge scholarly community of over one hundred specialized faculty members and language instructors who provide transdisciplinary and critical approaches to the study of the religious and intellectual traditions of islam and the diverse regional histories, cultures, and social formations of muslim societies. Yarshater 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. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new. Yarshater s encyclopedia cast iran as a global civilization in the aftermath of the iranian revolution in 1979 and the seizure of us embassy.
Iranian woman of the year, 2012, international iranian womens studies foundation ceremony. He was the founder and director of the center for iranian studies, and hagop kevorkian professor emeritus of iranian studies at columbia university. Book awards books of the month cultural highlights. We have just opened the following award for nominations. Biennial ehsan yarshater lecture series near eastern. The ehsan yarshater book award is granted biennially by the association for iranian studies on behalf of the persian heritage foundation. Interview with professor ehsan yarshater, the founder and. Explore books by ehsan yarshater with our selection at. Christians, zoroastrians and iranian political culture in late antiquity oakland. The alsc media awards below are announced every january at a monday morning press conference that takes place during the american library association midwinter meeting. Interview with professor ehsan yarshater, the founder and editor of encyclopedia iranica. 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. Jul 01, 2018 there are several categories of ya book awards, ranging from those given by peers in the field, those given by genre organizations, those given by librarians, and many more.