Acknowledgements
Many friends and colleagues have contributed in one way or another to the writing of this book. I’d like to offer my heartfelt thanks to Mehran Afshari, Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi, Michel Bovin, Rachida Chih, Nathalie Clayer, Stéphane Dudoignon, Arienne M. Dwyer, Aftandil Erkinov, Jürgen Wasim Frembgen, Nile Green, Masami Hamada, Thibaut d’Hubert, Sergei Khachaturian, Caroline Kraabel, Pierre Lory, Yana Pak, AnnePapas, Margot Papas, Ryoko Sekiguchi, Marc Toutant, Sara Yontan, Thierry Zarcone.