M. Rahim Shayegan
M. Rahim Shayegan | |
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| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) |
| Nationality | Iranian American |
| Citizenship | U.S. |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship |
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| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
M. Rahim Shayegan (Persian: رحیم شایگان, romanized: M. Raḥīm Šāygān; born 1966) is an American ancient historian. Currently he is the Eleanor and Jahangir Amuzegar Professor of Iranian, the founding Director of the Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World,[1] and the Head of the Department of Iranian Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (from 2014).[2] He also is a foreign corresponding member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (2022), a member of the Academia Europaea (2019) and the American Oriental Society[3] and a Guggenheim fellow (2013, for writing the book Arsacids and Sasanians: Political Ideology in Post-Hellenistic and Late Antique Persia).[2][3]
Son of
Shayegan focused of his research in the Iranian philology and epigraphy,
Shaegan most quoted and authoritative book Arsacids and Sasanians: Political Ideology in Post-Hellenistic and Late Antique Persia was to be translated into Persian, but the intended translator died shortly after starting the work. It is a study of the relations of the Iranian empires with Western states and speculation as to whether the Sassanids were aware of Iran's Parthian past.
Selected publications
- Arsacids and Sasanians: Political Ideology in Post-Hellenistic and Late Antique Persia (Illustrated ed.). New York: ISBN 978-0-521-76641-8.[6]
- Aspects of History and Epic in Ancient Iran. Hellenic Studies. Vol. 52 (Illustrated ed.). Cambridge, MA: ISBN 978-0-674-06588-8. (translated into Persian)[2]
- Cyrus the Great: Life and Lore. Ilex Foundation Series. Vol. 21 (Illustrated ed.). Boston: ISBN 978-0-674-98738-8. (Editor-in-chief)[7]
References
- ^ "M. Rahim Shayegan". Harvard University Press. Archived from the original on April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "پسر شایگان رئیس کرسی ایرانشناسی دانشگاه کالیفرنیا شد" [Son of Dariush Shayegan was appointed to the position of Head of the Department of Iranian Studies]. Asriran (in Persian). April 24, 2014. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "M. Rahim Shayegan". Austrian Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "M. Rahim Shayegan". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "M. Rahim Shayegan". Global Antiquity. UCLA. Archived from the original on April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ JSTOR 10.1086/674912.
- ^ McCunn, Stuart (January 5, 2020). "Cyrus the Great. Life and Lore. Ilex Series. M. Rahim Shayegan, Cyrus the Great. Life and Lore. Ilex Series. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2019. 250. ISBN 9780674987388. $24.95 (pb)". Bryn Mawr Classical Review. Archived from the original on April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
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