Erst jenseits der Kastanien ist die Welt.
Paul Celan
Bulletin of the Asia Institute
The Bulletin of the Asia Institute (BAI), newly moved to the Yarshater Center for the Study of Iranian Literary Traditions at UCLA, is a well-known journal in our discipline that has variously re-invented itself since 1931. In 1987, the editors of the Inaugural Issue of the newly reborn Bulletin of the Asia Institute noted: [The…
Manashni, Gavashni, Kunashni
Jonathan Galton held the second Shapoorji Pallonji Artist-in-Residence fellowship (2025/26), which culminated in a beautiful musical evening on 29 May 2026 at Kings Place, London: Manashni, Gavashni, KunashniA musical journey into Zoroastrian identity The Artist in Residence Fellowship at the SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies (SSPIZS) is Mariano Errichiello’s innovation. As Co-Chair, Executive…
Books about Zoroastrianism
I recently took part in a Five Books interview on books about Zoroastrianism. Five Books is an impressively productive platform, covering a remarkable range of topics, genres, and disciplines. Reading its interviews can quickly become addictive. The website’s mission is both simple and effective: We ask experts to recommend the five best books in their…