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Iranian experience and development of modernity led to a unique style of cinema, painting and music. Iranian New wave, a movement in Iranian cinema, has found worldwide reputation due to its deeply Philosophical, poetic and artistic style. Abbas Kiarostami is the most notable figure in the New wave of Iranian cinema.
There are some instances where the effect of Iranian philosophy is traceable in contemporary world philosophers. Henry Corbin is one such instance whose major work on Central Asian and Iranian Sufism appears in The Man of Light in Iranian Sufism. His magnum opus is the four volume En Islam Iranien: Aspects spirituels et philosophiques.
The Iranian Enlightenment [1] (Persian: روشنگری ایرانی), sometimes called the first generation of intellectual movements in Iran (Persian: نسل اول جنبش های روشنفکری در ایران), brought new ideas into traditional Iranian society from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century.
Hajar Yazdiha, German born Iranian-American Sociologist focusing on ethno-racial studies Houman Younessi , professor, assistant dean of academics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Hartford Graduate Campus; director of Rensselaer Initiative in Systems Engineering (RISE) [ 46 ]
The prevalence of taarof often gives rise to distinctly Iranian styles of negotiation. [2] [3] For example, a worker negotiating a salary might begin with a eulogy of the employer, followed by a lengthy bargaining session consisting entirely of indirect polite language in which both parties are expected to understand the implied topic of discussion.
A major European scholarly organization devoted to Iranian Studies is the Societas Iranologica Europaea, founded in 1981. [5] The Iran Heritage Foundation was founded in 1995 and is based in London. [6] They support Iranian studies at several universities and sponsors a wide range of public cultural events.
Iranian art has gone through numerous phases, which is evident from the unique aesthetics of Iran. From the Elamite Chogha Zanbil to the Median and Achaemenid reliefs of Persepolis to the mosaics of Bishapur. The Islamic Golden Age brought drastic changes to the styles and practice of the arts. However, each Iranian dynasty had its own ...
Iranian Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering Iranian and Persianate history, literature, and society published quarterly by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Association for Iranian Studies (formerly known as the International Society for Iranian Studies).