Afarin Nameh Essays On The Archaeology Of Iran In Honour Of Mehdi Rahbar 1st Edition Yousef Moradi by Yousef Moradi, Susan Cantan, Edward J. Keall instant download after payment.

Reverence for distinguished archaeologists during their lifetime or after their death has been

traditionally practiced for many years in Iran. In and the Literary Heritage”, 373). ĀfarinNāme of

Mehdi Rahbar is a bilingual festschrift containing 56 seminal articles on a wide range of areas in 

1999, the first Festschrift entitled “The Iranian  archaeology, architecture, art history, history, 

World: Essay on Iranian Art and Archaeology” was presented in honour of an eminent archaeologist,

Ezat O. Negahban by his prominent students, Abbas Alizadeh, Yousef Madjidzadeh and Sadegh

Malek Shahmirzadi. After a relatively long period, young Iranian archaeologists have dedicated a

number of Festschrifts and memorial volumes to other distinguished archeologists such as Sadegh

Malek Shamirzadi, Mohamad Rahim Saraf, Mir Abdin Kaboli, the late Massoud Azarnoush, Parviz

Varjavand, Simin Daneshvar and Chahriar Adle. Publication of these Festschrifts and memorial

volumes has not only provided a unique opportunity to  celebrate these distinguished and renowned Iranian

archaeologists, but also offers occasions to present the latest scholarly works on Iranian art and

archaeology. In continuation of this tradition, we have invited a number of colleagues from both Iran

and abroad to contribute their scholarly papers to a volume dedicated to Mehdi Rahabar, an outstanding

Iranian archaeologist who has published extensively on Iranian art and archaeology.

The title of this Festschrift is derived from the mathnawī of ĀfarinNāme (Book of Celebration) by Abū Shakūr Balkhī, a Persian sage and poet of the religion, and historical linguistics. Many individuals assisted the current editor  throughout the preparation of this Festschrift. First and foremost, I would like to record my deep sense of gratitude to the contributors for presenting their invaluable and insightful articles. Edward J. Keall and Sue Cantan need to be singled out for their  critical editing and comments on the chapter text drafts. Had it not been for their sage advice, critical feedback and intellectual rigor, I would not have been able to produce this volume. I am also grateful for the very dedicated assistance of Rasul Brojeni, Zeinab Valizadeh and Amir Hashamdar in helping with the task of meticulously proofreading Persian manuscript. Grateful thanks are also due to Sara Fereidouni for retouching the illustrations, Hossain Froutan for designing the book cover and Alireza Yarmohamadi for typesetting and

layout of the book.