Dzhemshid Giunashvili: Georgian from Tehran
Abstract
The article deals with the biography and scholarly achievements of the outstanding Georgian scholar of Iran Dzhemshid Giunashvili (d. 2017). The authors have placed the life of Dzh. Giunashvili into the broad context of the Oriental Studies as scholarly subject in the former Soviet Union and the post-Soviet Georgia. Being a Georgian by birth Dzh. Giunashvili also belonged to the culture of Iran; Persian was hismother tongue. This fact contributed to the outstanding position, which he took evenamong the Great Soviet specialists and scholars of Iran in the 20th century. Later in life,Dzh. Giunashvili became the first Georgian Ambassador to Iran.
About the Authors
Nodar Z. Mossaki
Институт востоковедения РАН
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Lana M. Ravandi-Fadai
Российский государственный гуманитарный университет
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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For citation:
Mossaki N.Z., Ravandi-Fadai L.M. Dzhemshid Giunashvili: Georgian from Tehran. Orientalistica. 2018;1(3-4):539-552. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31696/2618-7043-2018-1-3-4-539-552
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