Investigating the role of political and cultural agents of the European governments in recognizing Iran

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Iranology, literature and humanities, University of Tehran

10.30484/jii.2025.3355.1105

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Following the post-Renaissance advancements of Europeans who sought to make up for their backwardness, they had to become more acquainted with many other regions of the world to benefit from the distant people’s knowledge. Westerner's endeavors in this direction laid the groundwork for the formation of Oriental studies. Furthermore, Europe and the West's supremacy in economy, politics, military, and other fields led them to dominate over countries. Gaining a better cognizance of the life, culture, and society of Orientals, Associations and centers of oriental studies were established in various regions of the Europe, such as London, Paris, and Berlin. However, this knowledge changed over time and another "surface" emerged. Iranology was also established as a subset of Orientalism and in its general context by Europeans. When we talk about Orientalism and Iranology, we are talking about a way of thinking that is Euro-centric. Accordingly, the author has studied and retold European Iranology. This research has been done through the descriptive-analytical method by using library resources to investigate the role of political and cultural agents of European governments in understanding Iran

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  • Receive Date: 03 January 2023
  • Revise Date: 24 February 2025
  • Accept Date: 01 November 2023

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