“Abū Nuwās : a Study on the Arabic Literature of the Early Abbasid Period.” by Ewald Wagner
Abū Nuwās (756–814) was born in the city of Ahvaz in modern-day Iran. He was a master of all genres of Arabic poetry. … Read more
Tag Archives: Persian
Islamic Scientific Manuscripts Initiative (ISMI)
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science starts the “Islamic Scientific Manuscript Initiative” (ISMI).
The mission of the Initiative (ISMI) is to make accessible information on all Islamic manuscripts in the exact sciences (astronomy, mathematics, optics, … Read more
MENAdoc: Title No 15,000 is now online!
Kitāb-i Šāhnāma-i ḥakīm Abu-‘l-Qāsim Firdausī Ṭūsī
As title number 15,000 (fifteen thousand) in our open-access repository MENAdoc, we present a beautiful large-sized edition of the so-called “Book of Kings”.
The Persian epic poem “Šāhnāmah” is the life’s work of the … Read more
Call for Papers: Symposia Iranica – 4th Iranian Studies Conference
“Symposia Iranica is open to postgraduates at all levels and post-docs from any discipline”
“We welcome proposals that engage with any aspect of Iranian studies within the arts, humanities, and social sciences. […] Comparative themes and interdisciplinary approaches are also … Read more
Open Access: Geschichte und Entwicklung der modernen persischen Literatur
“History and Development of Modern Persian Literature” by Bozorg Alavi written in 1964 is now available in our open access collection MENAdoc.
Professor Alavi describes the evolution of Persian prose and poetry since the beginning of the 20th century … Read more
Rulers as Authors in the Islamic world. Knowledge, authority and legitimacy
The Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures is hosting a workshop on ‘Rulers as Authors in the Islamic world. Knowledge, authority and legitimacy‘ from 18-19 December 2017. You can find the full programme here.… Read more
Dots, Marginalia and Peritexts in Middle Eastern Manuscripts Workshop
The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton is hosting a workshop on ‘Dots, Marginalia and Peritexts in Middle Eastern Manuscripts‘ from 11-12 June 2018. The Call for Papers is open until 15 January 2018.
You can find the … Read more