چکیده:
The field of Iranian Studies was developed in the West as a means of exploring the unknown civilization of Iran in the aftermath of the Renaissance and during the political expansion of some Western countries towards East، starting from the 16th century. The establishment of Iranian Studies as a sub-field of Middle Eastern and Asian Studies resulted from practical necessities which Western nations faced in their efforts to understand the Iranian world and civilization at a time of their political advancement in the region. Throughout the twentieth century the field of Iranian Studies has advanced academically. While geopolitical balance in the region has remained essentially unaltered، and Iran has retained and even increased its geopolitical importance in the region. Thus Western interest in Iranian affairs، culture and mentality similarly increased. This paper analyses the status and focus of Iranian Studies in the West after the Islamic Revolution in Iran (1979)، the role of diasporic Iranians and the significance of the field in the effort of the West to understand the Iranian Otherness and its geopolitical importance.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Abstract The field of Iranian Studies was developed in the West as a means of exploring the unknown civilization of Iran in the aftermath of the Renaissance and during the political expansion of some Western countries towards East, starting from the 16th century.
The establishment of Iranian Studies as a sub-field of Middle Eastern and Asian Studies resulted from practical necessities which Western nations faced in their efforts to understand the Iranian world and civilization at a time of their political advancement in the region.
This paper analyses the status and focus of Iranian Studies in the Westafter the Islamic Revolution in Iran (1979), the role of diasporic Iranians and the significance of the field in the effort of the West to understand the Iranian Otherness and its geopolitical importance.
In particular it analyses the status and focus of Iranian Studies in the West after the Islamic Revolution in Iran (1979) and the significance of the field in the efforts of the West to understand the Iranian otherness and its geopolitical importance.
1. The emergence of Iranian Studies in the Modern World The aforementioned examples cite some of the first attempts of Westerners in history to write down systematically their knowledge about Iran, share it with their fellow compatriots and, broadly speaking, establish a literary tradition in the West.
Yet the major consequence of the Islamic Revolution with regard to the universal developments in Iranian Studies was the expatriation of secular Iranian scholars from Iran right soon after the victory of the Revolution.