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Professor Shervin Farridnejad is a faculty member at the Asia-Africa Institute of the University of Hamburg, where he holds the Professorship of Iranian Studies since September 2022. He also serves as the Head of the MA program 'Manuscript Cultures' at the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) within the Cluster of Excellence 'Understanding Written Artefacts'.
- PhD in Ancient and Middle Iranian Philology and Zoroastrian Studies (2014) - Georg-August University Göttingen
- MA in Ancient Iranian Studies (2007-2009) - Georg-August University Göttingen
- MA in Fine Arts and Art History (2003-2006) - Tarbiat Modares University Tehran
- BA in Fine Arts (Painting) (1998-2002) - Tehran University
His research focuses on Zoroastrianism, particularly examining its cultural and religious history from antiquity to the early Islamic period. He investigates the dynamics between Zoroastrians and non-Zoroastrians, Zoroastrian art and iconography, and manuscript cultures. His work also extends to Judeo-Persian literature, Ancient Iranian philology, and Persian calligraphy.
Recent publications highlight ritual practices in Zoroastrianism, including sacrificial food traditions and gift-exchange theology. The 2024 article on canine roles in Zoroastrian meat ethics and 2023 works on Safavid manuscript iconography demonstrate his interdisciplinary approach combining textual analysis with visual culture studies.
- 2022-2024: Editorial board member for Sasanian Studies series
- 2020-2023: Book Review Editor of the journal Iranian Studies
- 2016-2022: Co-editor of Ancient Iran Series
- 2015-2024: Contributor to Bibliographia Iranica and DABIR journals
As an active academic leader, he serves as Sustainability Officer of the Asia-Africa Institute, member of the CSMC Steering Committee, and deputy member of the Faculty Council of Humanities at University of Hamburg. His teaching spans from introductory courses on Iranian history to specialized seminars on Zoroastrian rituals and Persian manuscript cultures.
