Iran Nameh, Vol XVII, Issue 2

 Special Issue Commemorating Iranologist Ahmad Tafazzoli

Guest Editor: Fereydun Vahman

• A Short Survey of Iran’s Pre-Islamic Political and Cultural History
  Ehsan Yarshater
• The Demise of Manichaeism: A Comparative Review
  Fereydun Vahman
• On Heroic Death and Valiant Life in Shahnameh
  Shahrokh Meskoob
• The Origins of Name-ye Pahlavi in Shahnameh
  Mahmud Omidsalar
• The Animal World in Ancient Iran
  Mahnaz Moazami