Iranian studies

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From the series of articles about
Iranology
Subjects Greater Iran Iranian peoples Iranian languages Land of Iran Arts of Iran Culture of Iran Iranian religions History of Iran Historical geography of Iran Geography of Iran Politics of Iran Economy of Iran
Iranologists List of Iranologists
Institutions Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute SOAS University of London Faculty of Letters and Humanities of the University of Tehran Iranian Academy Iranian Language Academy Academy of Persian Language and Literature Iranian Culture Foundation National Library of Iran Library, Museum and Documentation Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly Mar'ashi Najafi Library Specialized library of the history of Islam and Iran Malik National Museum of Iran Society for the National Heritage of Iran Miras Maktoob Research Institute Foundation for Iranian Studies Endowment Foundation Dr. Mahmoud Afshar Iranology Foundation Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia Islamic Encyclopedia Foundation Association for Iranian Studies Encyclopedia writing Foundation of Iran
Journals & Books Dehkhoda Dictionary The Comprehensive Persian language lexicon The Comprehensive history of Iran The Cambridge History of Iran Encyclopædia Iranica Encyclopaedia of Islam Encyclopedia of Iran and Islam Encyclopaedia Islamica Encyclopedia of the Islamic World Encyclopaedia of Shia Encyclopaedia of Persian Language and Literature The Persian Encyclopedia Ayandeh Iran and the Caucasus Iran: Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies Iranian Studies Iranica Antiqua Iranology Researches Iranshenasi Irannameh Nama-i farhangistan Journal of Linguistics Journal of Persianate Studies Studia Iranica Persica Kelk Bukhara magazine
Quote Iran topics History portal Iran portal
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Iranian studies (Persian: ايران‌شناسی Īrānšenāsī), also referred to as Iranology and Iranistics, is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the research and study of the civilization, history, literature, art and culture of Iranian peoples. It is a part of the wider field of Oriental studies.

Iranian studies is broader than and distinct from Persian studies, which is the study of the modern Persian language and literature specifically.^[1] The discipline of Iranian Studies focuses on broad trends in culture, history, language and other aspects of not only Persians, but also a variety of other contemporary and historical Iranian peoples, such as Kurds, Lurs, Gilakis, Talysh, Tajiks, Pashtuns, Ossetians, Baluchis, Scythians, Sarmatians, Alans, Parthians, Sogdians, Bactrians, Khwarazmians, and Mazandaranis.