The Reza Ali Khazeni Lecture Series in Iranian Studies at the University of Utah began in 1995. Sponsored by the Reza Ali Khazeni Memorial Foundation, the Middle East Center, and the College of Humanities at the University of Utah, the lectures cover various aspects of Persian culture. This second volume in a multivolume series includes lectures that explore Iran s cultural and artistic achievements and help to create greater understanding of Iranian contributions to world civilization.
Beginning with the earliest origins of the Persian state and culture, these lectures, primarily...