Javanmardi is one of those Persian terms that is frequently mentions in discussions of Persian identity, and yet its precise meaning is difficult to comprehend.

This unique study spotlights the role of masculinity in Iranian history, linking masculinity to social and political developments.

This edited collection examines the interrelationships between the psychological concepts of intelligence, creativity, and wisdom, while also presenting a syste

Illuminates the centrality of courtliness in the political and cultural life of the Deccan in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

A remarkable look at an understudied feature of the Iranian justice system, where forgiveness is as much a right of victims as retribution Iran’s criminal cou