Studies on Persianate Societies is an interdisciplinary publication that offers original research on the culture and civilisation of the geographical area where Persian has historically been the dominant language or a major cultural force, encompassing Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, as well as the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, and parts of the former Ottoman Empire. It also offers regular surveys of relevant books published in Iran, India and Pakistan, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
This publication is the predecessor of the Journal of Persianate Studies.
Medieval Persianate Political Ethic
âSaïd Amir Arjomand New Ropes for Royal Tents: Shaykh BahÄʾi and the Imperial Order of Shah Ê¿AbbÄs (996-1038/1587-1629)
âRula Jurdi Abisaab Modernity and Rural Resistance in Iran: The Southern Tribal Uprisings of 1929
âStephanie Cronin Popular Movements in Fourteenth Century Samarqand (Summary)
âV. V. Barthol'd Historical Contributions of Afghan Cameleers in Outback Australia (Summary)
âHossein Adibi Iranian Women: Rising Expectations (Summary)
âJaleh Shaditalab
Language, Culture and Society
Aspects of Verb Formation in Middle Persian Lexicology (Summary)
âDodikhudo Saymiddinov Sekandar, Skordion, and Darab's Queen's Bad Breath
âDick Davis The MÄzandarÄni Kanz al-AsrÄr (DivÄn of Amir PÄzvÄri) (Summary)
âGity Shokri The Land of Darkness: Images of India in the Works of Some Safavid Poets
âSunil Sharma Filmic Judgment and Cultural Critique in Iranian Cinema
âMichael Fischer
Book Surveys
Survey of Publications on Persianate Studies in India and Pakistan in 2000
âIshtiyaq Ahmad Zilli Books Published in Russia Russia
âAlexei A. Khismatulin Books Published in Iran (in the Persian Section)
âFarrokh Amir-Faryar