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Ferdowsi millennial celebration

December 15, 2023

The Ferdowsi millennial celebration (Persian: جشن هزاره فردوسی) was a series of celebrations and scholarly events in the year 1934 to commemorate the thousandth anniversary of Ferdowsi's birth. The Ferdowsi millennial was held at the initiative of Reza Shah Pahlavi and was announced at the beginning of the year by the government of Iran. The Millennial Congress convened for five days, from 2 to 6 October 1934, in Tehran, and more than eighty notable European and Iranian scholars attended the congress. The celebrations lasted for nearly a month.

Ferdowsi millennial celebration commemorative medal.

Various official ceremonies were held simultaneously in a number of European countries including France, Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union, in universities, clubs, and embassies. Also, a number of other countries, including the United States, Egypt and Iraq, held festivities.

Participants in the Millennial Congress edit

The gathering in Tehran and Mashhad of about a hundred distinguished scholars as well as many dignitaries of various nationalities was a most beneficial event for Iranian studies in general and for research on Ferdowsi and the Shahnameh in particular.

 
Participants in the Ferdowsi Millennial Congress, at the entrance to the Dar ul-Funun auditorium, Tehran

Distinguished participants included: Henri Massé (France), Vladimir Minorsky (England), Sebastian Beck (Germany), Evgenii Eduardovich Bertels (Soviet Union), Georges Contenau (France), Arthur Christensen (Denmark), Friedrich Sarre (Germany), Denison Ross (England), A. A. Bolotnikof (Soviet Union), Jan Rypka (Czechoslovakia), Franklin Gunther (United States), Alexsandr Freiman (Soviet Union), Yuri N. Marr (Soviet Union), Aleksandr A. Romaskevich (Soviet Union), Iosef Orbeli (Soviet Union), Jamshedji Unvala (India), Bahramgor Anklesaria (India), Antonio Pagliaro (Italy), Ernst Kühnel (Germany), L. A. Mayer (Israel), John Drinkwater (England), Syed Abdul Kareem Hussaini (Hyderabad–Deccan, India).

The Persian delegation, with forty members, was led by Mohammad-Ali Foroughi (who delivered the inaugural speech) and included, among others: Mohammad-Taqi Bahar, Ali-Asghar Hekmat, Ahmad Bahmanyar, Abbas Eqbal Ashtiani, Badiozzaman Forouzanfar, Ahmad Kasravi, Mojtaba Minovi, Said Nafisi, Hassan Pirnia, and Ebrahim Pourdavoud.


The final event of the celebrations was the inauguration of the new building for the mausoleum of Ferdowsi in Toos, by the congress participants, with the presence of Reza Shah Pahlavi.

 
Pahlavi (I) officially opening the mausoleum of Ferdowsi for public visiting upon conclusion of Ferdowsi millenary conference.

Scholarly publications related to the millennial edit

An important outcome of the Ferdowsi millennial was the publication of a large number of scholarly works dedicated to the study of Ferdowsi and the Shahnameh, notably:

  • Mohammad Ramazani published the Shahnameh (based on Macan's edition) a year before the millennial (Tehran, in five volumes).
  • Sayf Azad edited and published the Shahnameh and illustrated it with pictures of ancient kings inspired by Achaemenid and Sasanian sculptures (4 vols., Berlin, 1934–1935).
  • Henri Massé's Firdausi et l'épopée nationale (Paris, 1934)
  • Mohammad-Taqi Bahar's collected articles on Ferdowsi's life and works and the chronology of the Shahnameh, in a special issue of Bāḵtar monthly (Isfahan, 1934)
  • A collection of papers presented by various Persian scholars to the congress in Ferdowsī-nāma-ye Mehr (Tehran, 1934)
  • A collection by Armenian scholars in Yerevan under the title Firdusi Žolovacus (Ferdowsī celebration)
  • A collection by Soviet scholars titled Ferdovsi (Moscow, 1934)
  • Firdausi Celebration (New York, 1934), a collection of articles that included a catalog of the principal manuscripts of the Shahnameh then known.
  • In 1935, Bertels wrote a small popular monograph on Ferdowsi (Abu-l-Kasim Ferdovsi i Ego Tvorchestovo; "Firdowsi and His Poetry"), translated into Persian by S. Izadi.
  • The 1935 volume of the French periodical Journal Asiatique, devoted to Ferdowsi
  • A special commemorative issue of Īrān-e Bāstān (Berlin, 1936) by Sayf Āzād.
  • A collection of 33 papers read by the participants in the congress, under the title Ketāb-e hazāra-ye Ferdowsī (Tehran, 1943)
 
One of the first tickets sold for the celebration clearly shows the layering structure of the tomb

Impact of the Ferdowsi millennial on Iranian Studies edit

 
Mausoleum of Ferdowsi in Toos

Several participants of the congress expressed the opinion that the greatest service that the scholarly world could render to the Persian-speaking people would be the publication of a critical and reliable edition of the Shahnameh. The Borūḵīm Publishing House in Tehran tried to address this issue and published the complete text of the Šāh-nāma, based on the Vullers edition under the supervision of Mojtaba Minovi, Abbas Eqbal Ashtiani, Solayman Haïm and Said Nafisi. However, it was Bertels who started the preparation of a critical edition of Shahnameh, he edited two volumes, both published after his death in 1960 and 1962, the whole nine-volume edition was completed in 1971 under the editorship of Abdolhossein Noushin, and became the standard edition of Shahnameh, prior to Djalal Khaleghi-Motlagh edition (1990–2008).

Fritz Wolff made a lasting contribution with the publication of his glossary of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh (Glossar zu Ferdosis Schahname), which was presented as a gift to the Persian people by the German ambassador on the first day of the congress.

These contributions greatly advanced Iranian scholarship, and led to the appearance of a number of monumental scholarly works on Ferdowsi and the Shahnameh in subsequent decades.

See also edit

Sources edit

  • Davis, Dick (1995). "Review: The Shahnameh by Abul-Qasem Ferdowsi, Djalal Khaleghi-Motlagh". International Journal of Middle East Studies. XXVII (3): 393–395. doi:10.1017/S0020743800062413. JSTOR 176284. S2CID 162740442.
  • Izadi, Sirus (1990). Ferdowsi va Surudehayash (فردوسی و سروده هایش) (in Persian). Tehran: Entesharate Hirmand.
  • Ketāb-e hazāra-ye Ferdowsī (in Persian), Tehran 1943
  • Shahbazi, A.S. (26 January 2012). Ehsan Yarshater (ed.). "Ferdowsi, Abu'l-Qāsem IV. Millenary Celebration". Encyclopædia Iranica. Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  • Shahbazi, A.S. (1991). "Review: Abu'l-Qasem Ferdowsi, the Shahnameh (Book of Kings), vol. I. by Djalal Khaleghi-Motlagh". Journal of the American Oriental Society. CXI (1): 154–155. doi:10.2307/603776. JSTOR 603776.


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The Ferdowsi millennial celebration Persian جشن هزاره فردوسی was a series of celebrations and scholarly events in the year 1934 to commemorate the thousandth anniversary of Ferdowsi s birth The Ferdowsi millennial was held at the initiative of Reza Shah Pahlavi and was announced at the beginning of the year by the government of Iran The Millennial Congress convened for five days from 2 to 6 October 1934 in Tehran and more than eighty notable European and Iranian scholars attended the congress The celebrations lasted for nearly a month Ferdowsi millennial celebration commemorative medal Various official ceremonies were held simultaneously in a number of European countries including France Britain Germany and the Soviet Union in universities clubs and embassies Also a number of other countries including the United States Egypt and Iraq held festivities Contents 1 Participants in the Millennial Congress 2 Scholarly publications related to the millennial 3 Impact of the Ferdowsi millennial on Iranian Studies 4 See also 5 SourcesParticipants in the Millennial Congress editThe gathering in Tehran and Mashhad of about a hundred distinguished scholars as well as many dignitaries of various nationalities was a most beneficial event for Iranian studies in general and for research on Ferdowsi and the Shahnameh in particular nbsp Participants in the Ferdowsi Millennial Congress at the entrance to the Dar ul Funun auditorium Tehran Distinguished participants included Henri Masse France Vladimir Minorsky England Sebastian Beck Germany Evgenii Eduardovich Bertels Soviet Union Georges Contenau France Arthur Christensen Denmark Friedrich Sarre Germany Denison Ross England A A Bolotnikof Soviet Union Jan Rypka Czechoslovakia Franklin Gunther United States Alexsandr Freiman Soviet Union Yuri N Marr Soviet Union Aleksandr A Romaskevich Soviet Union Iosef Orbeli Soviet Union Jamshedji Unvala India Bahramgor Anklesaria India Antonio Pagliaro Italy Ernst Kuhnel Germany L A Mayer Israel John Drinkwater England Syed Abdul Kareem Hussaini Hyderabad Deccan India The Persian delegation with forty members was led by Mohammad Ali Foroughi who delivered the inaugural speech and included among others Mohammad Taqi Bahar Ali Asghar Hekmat Ahmad Bahmanyar Abbas Eqbal Ashtiani Badiozzaman Forouzanfar Ahmad Kasravi Mojtaba Minovi Said Nafisi Hassan Pirnia and Ebrahim Pourdavoud The final event of the celebrations was the inauguration of the new building for the mausoleum of Ferdowsi in Toos by the congress participants with the presence of Reza Shah Pahlavi nbsp Pahlavi I officially opening the mausoleum of Ferdowsi for public visiting upon conclusion of Ferdowsi millenary conference Scholarly publications related to the millennial editAn important outcome of the Ferdowsi millennial was the publication of a large number of scholarly works dedicated to the study of Ferdowsi and the Shahnameh notably Mohammad Ramazani published the Shahnameh based on Macan s edition a year before the millennial Tehran in five volumes Sayf Azad edited and published the Shahnameh and illustrated it with pictures of ancient kings inspired by Achaemenid and Sasanian sculptures 4 vols Berlin 1934 1935 Henri Masse s Firdausi et l epopee nationale Paris 1934 Mohammad Taqi Bahar s collected articles on Ferdowsi s life and works and the chronology of the Shahnameh in a special issue of Baḵtar monthly Isfahan 1934 A collection of papers presented by various Persian scholars to the congress in Ferdowsi nama ye Mehr Tehran 1934 A collection by Armenian scholars in Yerevan under the title Firdusi Zolovacus Ferdowsi celebration A collection by Soviet scholars titled Ferdovsi Moscow 1934 Firdausi Celebration New York 1934 a collection of articles that included a catalog of the principal manuscripts of the Shahnameh then known In 1935 Bertels wrote a small popular monograph on Ferdowsi Abu l Kasim Ferdovsi i Ego Tvorchestovo Firdowsi and His Poetry translated into Persian by S Izadi The 1935 volume of the French periodical Journal Asiatique devoted to Ferdowsi A special commemorative issue of iran e Bastan Berlin 1936 by Sayf Azad A collection of 33 papers read by the participants in the congress under the title Ketab e hazara ye Ferdowsi Tehran 1943 nbsp One of the first tickets sold for the celebration clearly shows the layering structure of the tombImpact of the Ferdowsi millennial on Iranian Studies edit nbsp Mausoleum of Ferdowsi in ToosSeveral participants of the congress expressed the opinion that the greatest service that the scholarly world could render to the Persian speaking people would be the publication of a critical and reliable edition of the Shahnameh The Boruḵim Publishing House in Tehran tried to address this issue and published the complete text of the Sah nama based on the Vullers edition under the supervision of Mojtaba Minovi Abbas Eqbal Ashtiani Solayman Haim and Said Nafisi However it was Bertels who started the preparation of a critical edition of Shahnameh he edited two volumes both published after his death in 1960 and 1962 the whole nine volume edition was completed in 1971 under the editorship of Abdolhossein Noushin and became the standard edition of Shahnameh prior to Djalal Khaleghi Motlagh edition 1990 2008 Fritz Wolff made a lasting contribution with the publication of his glossary of Ferdowsi s Shahnameh Glossar zu Ferdosis Schahname which was presented as a gift to the Persian people by the German ambassador on the first day of the congress These contributions greatly advanced Iranian scholarship and led to the appearance of a number of monumental scholarly works on Ferdowsi and the Shahnameh in subsequent decades See also editFerdowsi millenary celebration in BerlinPortals nbsp Egypt nbsp France nbsp Iran nbsp Iraq nbsp Soviet Union nbsp United StatesSources editDavis Dick 1995 Review The Shahnameh by Abul Qasem Ferdowsi Djalal Khaleghi Motlagh International Journal of Middle East Studies XXVII 3 393 395 doi 10 1017 S0020743800062413 JSTOR 176284 S2CID 162740442 Izadi Sirus 1990 Ferdowsi va Surudehayash فردوسی و سروده هایش in Persian Tehran Entesharate Hirmand Ketab e hazara ye Ferdowsi in Persian Tehran 1943 Shahbazi A S 26 January 2012 Ehsan Yarshater ed Ferdowsi Abu l Qasem IV Millenary Celebration Encyclopaedia Iranica Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation Retrieved 5 August 2023 Shahbazi A S 1991 Review Abu l Qasem Ferdowsi the Shahnameh Book of Kings vol I by Djalal Khaleghi Motlagh Journal of the American Oriental Society CXI 1 154 155 doi 10 2307 603776 JSTOR 603776 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ferdowsi millennial celebration amp oldid 1169526443, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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