Research on Avesta translation and ancient Iran culture (Ibrahim Pourdavood)

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

Shahrzad Roumez ¹ , سید علیرضا ابطحی ² , naser jadidi ³

1 - Islamic Azad university ,najaf A bad branch
2 - دانشیار گروه تاریخ، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد نجف‌آباد، نجف‌آباد، ایران(نویسنده مسئول)( [e-mail]).
3 - . دانشیار گروه تاریخ، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد نجف‌آباد، نجف‌آباد، ایران( [e-mail] )

Received: 2023-06-12 Accepted : 2023-06-26 Published : 2023-05-22

Keywords: culture, language, ancient iran, Mazdeyasnā, Avesta translation,

Abstract :

Ibrahim Pourdavood was among the biggest and the most prominent researchers of ancient Iran culture (Mazdeyasnā Culture) whose life devoted to this and showed ancient Iran culture and history burried long time ago. He was eager to publish pre-Islamic culture, language and literature. In that time Iranology knowledge was in hand of foreign scientists, it was a masterpiece that Pourdavood could revive ancient Iran culture after many centuries and give it a scientific face. In addition to introducing Pourdavood personality and opinions, the study aims to research in Avesta translation and ancient Iran culture. Basic question in the study is that: what was Pourdavood purpose of Avesta translation and writing ancient Iran culture book? It seems that his purpose is to declare ancient Iran to present generations of this land and stimulate interest to this land and attempt for land reclamation. The study is descriptive analytic one and compiled based on library studies.