Wu Xin: Imperial Foundations of the Silk Road
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Whither Global Antiquity? Retrospection and Future Directions, Global Antiquity's second annual symposium, aims to assess the state of ancient studies, its relevance to the Humanities today, and its future directions.
Although there has been renewed interest in the Persian period in biblical scholarship, the profound impact of the ancient Iranian world on the biblical books of Esther and Daniel has often been taken for granted.
Towards a Literary History of the Achaemenid Empire, the third Achaemenid Workshop, seeks to investigate the various literatures of the Achaemenid Empire, their impact on the empire, and the empire’s impact on them.
This talk explores the evolution of writing during the Sasanian and early Islamic periods, shedding light on the long-term process that led to Persian becoming the lingua franca in Western and Central Asia.
“Nezāmi and the Iranian World” is a two-day conference (November 21–22, 2024) that brings together specialists of Persian literature, junior faculty, and graduate students to facilitate in-depth conversations on Nezāmi in a stimulating intellectual environment at UCLA.
The Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian World invites you to join us for a fall reception.