Learn About Iran With Encyclopedia Iranica

Do you want to learn more about the Persian culture? Maybe, dig up some facts on Persian architecture, art, literature or geography?  Well, head over to Encyclopedia Iranica, a project developed and maintained by the Center For Iranian Studies at Columbia University. Encyclopedia Iranica provides a breadth of information on Iran and has benefited from the expertise of over 1200 worldwide scholars.

The Encyclopaedia Iranica   is a multi-disciplinary reference work and research tool designed to record the facts of Iranian history and civilization. It focuses on the land, life, culture and history of all Iranian peoples and their interaction with other societies.

From the biographies of notable men and women in every field of endeavor to descriptions of all Iranian cities and monuments (ancient and modern), from oil installations to major banks, from Zoroastrian scriptures to Jewish shrines and Islamic rituals, from Persian classics to modern novels, from Iranian flora and fauna to Persian music and folklore, from philosophy and mysticism to calligraphy and architecture, all aspect of life in Iranian and related cultural areas are studied and described in articles presenting the current state of research in their texts and appended bibliographies.

To inform a worldwide readership of scholars and general readers and to stimulate further research in different disciplines have been the twin primary and continuing concerns of the project from the outset.

This is one of those sites that you will want to bookmark as we are sure you will be fascinated with the amount and quality of the information.  Enjoy!

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