The Encyclopaedia Iranica is a comprehensive research tool dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in all aspects from prehistory to the present.
The scope of the Encyclopaedia Iranica encompasses the multi-disciplinary study of all the peoples speaking Iranian languages, wherever they have lived, in all time periods; the reciprocal relations of the Iranians and their neighbors, especially those of the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, the Caucasus, and Central Asia; and the influence of Iranian civilization in a global context. It particularly endeavors to include subjects such as Shiʿite studies, Iranian ethnography and folklore, the history of science, calligraphy, music, and the arts, as well as entries on books of major significance. As an academic reference work, it seeks to cover all aspects of Iranian history and culture as well as all Iranian languages and literatures, facilitating the whole range of research in Iranian studies in fields ranging from archeology to the social and natural sciences. However, biographies of living persons are excluded. Entries, authored by the best available authority, are peer-reviewed and signed, include in-text documentation, and provide bibliographies appropriate to the subject.
Encyclopaedia Iranica Online
Encyclopaedia Iranica Online is now freely accessible at https://brill.com/eiro or through https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/browse/encyclopaedia-iranica-online. This new website, hosted by Brill, a leading academic publisher, is the only digital platform authorized by Columbia University for the Encyclopaedia Iranica content edited, produced, and curated by the Yarshater Center.
Recent Volumes
Volume XVI: Kashan — Khorasan XIV (Published July 2021, printed in color).To purchase this volume, please contact the publisher, Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
This bound volume replaces the older unbound fascicles XVI.1 through XVI.6 dating from 2012-2020. It covers the same alphabetical range, Kashan to Khorasan, but as a revised and expanded edition adds over forty pages of new material, incorporates numerous addenda and corrigenda as well as updated articles, and includes improved maps and color illustrations.
Recent Fascicles
Volume XVII, Fascicle 3: King of the Benighted — Kokand Khanate (Published January 2023, printed in color). To purchase this fascicle, please contact the publisher, Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
Fascicle XVII/3 contains the following entries (not including cross-reference entries):
Volume XVII, Fascicle 2: Khotan III — King of the Benighted (Published July 2022, is printed with illustrations in color). To purchase this fascicle, please contact the publisher, Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
Fascicle XVII/2 contains the following entries (not including cross-reference entries):
Volume XVII, Fascicle 1: Khorasan XV — Khotan III (Published April 2022, printed in color). To purchase this fascicle, please contact the publisher, Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
Fascicle XVII/1 contains the following entries (not including cross-reference entries):
Volume XVI, Fascicle 6: Khomeini — Khorasan XIV (Published October 2020, printed in color).To purchase this fascicle, please contact the publisher, Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
Fascicle XVI/6 contains the following entries (not including cross-reference entries):
Volume XVI, Fascicle 5: Khavaran-Nama — Khomeini (Published October 2019). Fascicle XVI.5 is the first fascicle to be printed in color. To purchase this fascicle, please contact the publisher, Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
Fascicle XVI/5 contains the following entries (not including cross-reference entries):
Volume XVI Fascicle 4: Kešaʾi Dialect - Khavaran-Nama (Published October 2018). To purchase this fascicle, please contact the publisher, Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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