Ehsan Yarshater Lecture Series (UCLA)
This Ehsan Yarshater Lecture Series was established at the University of California under an agreement with the Persian Heritage Foundation in 1992 as a way of honoring the prodigious contributions of Professor Ehsan Yarshater to the field of Iranian Studies and in recognition of UCLA’s eminence in that field. The lecture series, held biennially, consists of four or five lecture on a single theme by the same scholar with the understanding they would eventually be published as a book. They represent original research or synthesis on Iranian Studies in any discipline (historical, literary, religious, philosophical, folklore, etc.). A list of past events may be found here and news about recent and forthcoming events may be found here and here.
PUBLICATIONS: Biennial Ehsan Yarshater Lecture Series:
- Bivar, A. D. H. The Personalities of Mithra in Archeology and Literature, New York: Bibliotheca Persica Press, 1998.
- Gnoli, Gherardo, Zoroaster in History, New York: Bibliotheca Persica Press, 2000.
- Davis, Dick. Panthea’s Children: Hellenistic Novels and Medieval Persian Romances, New York: Bibliotheca Persica Press, 2002.
