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IQBAL, MUHAMMAD
spiritual father of Pakistan and leading Persian and Urdu poet of India in the first half of the 20th century (1877-1938). He was well versed in the various fields of European philosophy and thought. He was equally well read in the Eastern tradition, and special mention should be made of his analysis of Persian thought in his thesis of 1907.
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ISFAHAN ii. HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY
The Isfahan oasis, as a prosperous area of agricultural life, eventually fostered the foundation of a major city—one whose strategic location helped it to dominate the entire area of Iran.
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Fascicle 4 of Volume XVI
The most recent fascicle of the print version of the Encyclopaedia Iranica was published in October of 2018. This installment, Fascicle 4 of Volume XVI, of the EIr continues the development of letter “K” topics. The fascicle completes coverage of titles starting with Keš- and proceeds to titles beginning with Kha-.
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Zoroastrianism
A Collection of Articles from the Encyclopædia Iranica
Edited by Mahnaz Moazami, 2-volume set, Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation: New York, NY, 2016
Zoroastrian theology, cosmology and cosmogony, history of the faith, its rituals and ceremonies, Avestan and Middle Persian texts, festivals such as Nowruz, Mehregan, and Sada, and a host of other topics, hitherto dispersed amidst other entries in their alphabetical sequence in the Encyclopædia Iranica, are gathered together here in a 2-volume set.
