Hossein Najari

Hossein Najari is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics at Shiraz University, Iran, and a Research Associate in Subproject A04 of the Collaborative Research Center “Metaphors of Religion” (SFB 1475). His work focuses on Ancient Iranian Languages, particularly Avestan, and intersects with Zoroastrian Religious Studies, Iranian Mythology, and pre-Islamic literary history.

• Education:
• Ph.D.: Iranian Studies, EPHE (Section of Religious Sciences)-Sorbonne University, Paris, France (2008)
• M.A.: Ancient Iranian Languages, Shiraz University, Iran (1999)
• B.A.: English Translation, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran (1996)

His research explores themes such as Othering in Avestan texts, conducted during a fellowship at Ruhr University Bochum's Käte Hamburger Kolleg. He has published a seminal study on the Ard-Yašt text, blending philological analysis with religious and historical interpretation. His expertise bridges language, religion, and cultural history in pre-Islamic Iran.