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Ernst Herzfeld and the Development of Near Eastern Studies 1900-1950
Studies in the history and archaeology of the ancient and Islamic Near East greatly expanded and matured during the first half of the 20th century. Ernst Herzfeld (1879–1948), a pioneer in the archaeology, art history, and Persian language studies, significantly shaped this development. He excavated such key sites as Samarra, Paikuli, and Persepolis, and helped to define prehistoric and Islamic art. He became the world's first professor for Near Eastern archaeology in Berlin, adviser to Persia's government, and a member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.
Scholars from a variety of disciplines reassess Herzfeld's wide-ranging contributions and situate them in their intellectual, academic and political frameworks. The book provides new insights into the historiography of archaeological and historical interpretations of the Near East, especially Iran, the German academic-political milieu of the first half of the 20th century, and the controversial figure of Ernst Herzfeld.
Scholars from a variety of disciplines reassess Herzfeld's wide-ranging contributions and situate them in their intellectual, academic and political frameworks. The book provides new insights into the historiography of archaeological and historical interpretations of the Near East, especially Iran, the German academic-political milieu of the first half of the 20th century, and the controversial figure of Ernst Herzfeld.
Ann C. Gunter, Ph.D. (1980), is Curator for Ancient Near Eastern Art and Head of Research, Freer and Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. She has written and edited numerous publications in the field of ancient Near Eastern art and archaeology.
Stefan R. Hauser, Ph.D. (1994) in Near Eastern History and Archaeology, Free University Berlin, is Senior Researcher at the University of Halle. He has written numerous books and articles on Assyrian, Parthian, and Byzantine archaeology and history as well as historiography.
Stefan R. Hauser, Ph.D. (1994) in Near Eastern History and Archaeology, Free University Berlin, is Senior Researcher at the University of Halle. He has written numerous books and articles on Assyrian, Parthian, and Byzantine archaeology and history as well as historiography.
‘.... a major contribution to the biographical record, cultural history and sociology of twentieth-century archeology.’
Oscar White Muscarella, Metropolitan Museum of Art in Journal of American Oriental Society
Oscar White Muscarella, Metropolitan Museum of Art in Journal of American Oriental Society
All those interested in Ancient Near Eastern, Achaemenid, Sasanian or Islamic art history, archaeology or history. Also those with interest in intellectual history, history of Oriental studies, German academic system in the Weimar Republic or refugee scholars/biographies.