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One Day Seminar at California State University, Fullerton

DATE: March 18, 2006 / TIME: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

PLACE: Ruby Gerontology Building, 13

California State University, Fullerton

Sponsored by:

History Department, CSUF

The Iranica Institute, Irvine, California Rastegar Family Foundation College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Program:

Opening Remarks: 10:00-10:30am

Introduction:

Dr. Thomas Klammer, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, CSUF

"Achaemenid Persia in the context of World History" - Dr. Touraj Daryaee, Professor of Ancient History, CSUF

Session I - 10:30-12:00am: Achaemenid Persians: Native and Western Perspectives ~ "Peacocking out of Asia: An analysis of the Greco/Barbarian Dichotomy in Greek Literature" - James Harrington, Graduate Student, CSUF

~ "Achaemenid Blooper Reel: Cinematic Portrayals of Ancient Persia" - Warren Soward, Graduate Student, CSUF

~ "Pre-Bardiya Religion of Persia: Observations on Behistun Inscription" - Khodadad Rezakhani, Graduate Student, UCLA

Session II - 1:30-3:00pm: The Persian Religious World

~ ""Excellent in soul and nobly bred to grandeur": Contemporary External Texts relating to Achaemenid Belief and Practice" - Dr.

Jennifer Rose, Professor of Zoroastrianism Claremont College

~ "When Achaemenid Kings Become Gods: The Post-Imperial" - Dr. Touraj Daryaee ~ "CSUF Tradition at Persis/Parsa" - Dr. Touraj Daryaee

Session III - 3:30-6:00pm: In Search of Achaemenid Persians

~ "Bardiya and Gaumata and the Issue of Succession in the Early Achaemenid Empire" - Dr. M. Rahim Shayegan, Professor of Iranian Studies, UCLA.

~ "In Search of Pre-Imperial Persians" - Dr. Kamyar Abdi, Professor of Anthropology, Dartmouth College

~ "The Archaeology of Achaemenid Period, An Assessment" - Dr. Ali Mousavi, Archaeology Associate, UC Berkeley

Closing Comments:

Dr. Touraj Daryaee

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From: Touraj Daryaee

Posted by 7rooz () at March 18, 2006 10:00 AM