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1.867-4.924 0-6.79a4.774 4.774 0 00-3.395-1.405z"/></svg> <span class="tribe-events-c-events-bar__search-button-text tribe-common-a11y-visual-hide"> Search </span> </button> <div class="tribe-events-c-events-bar__search-container" id="tribe-events-search-container" data-js="tribe-events-search-container" > <div class="tribe-events-c-events-bar__search" id="tribe-events-events-bar-search" data-js="tribe-events-events-bar-search" > <form class="tribe-events-c-search tribe-events-c-events-bar__search-form" method="get" data-js="tribe-events-view-form" role="search" > <input type="hidden" name="tribe-events-views[url]" value="https://yarshater.ucla.edu/events/list/" /> <div class="tribe-events-c-search__input-group"> <div class="tribe-common-form-control-text tribe-events-c-search__input-control tribe-events-c-search__input-control--keyword" data-js="tribe-events-events-bar-input-control" > <label class="tribe-common-form-control-text__label" for="tribe-events-events-bar-keyword"> Enter Keyword. 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Navigation </h3> <div class="tribe-events-c-view-selector tribe-events-c-view-selector--labels tribe-events-c-view-selector--tabs" data-js="tribe-events-view-selector"> <button class="tribe-events-c-view-selector__button tribe-common-c-btn__clear" data-js="tribe-events-view-selector-button" > <span class="tribe-events-c-view-selector__button-icon"> <svg class="tribe-common-c-svgicon tribe-common-c-svgicon--list tribe-events-c-view-selector__button-icon-svg" viewBox="0 0 19 19" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M.451.432V17.6c0 .238.163.432.364.432H18.12c.2 0 .364-.194.364-.432V.432c0-.239-.163-.432-.364-.432H.815c-.2 0-.364.193-.364.432zm.993.81h16.024V3.56H1.444V1.24zM17.468 3.56H1.444v13.227h16.024V3.56z" class="tribe-common-c-svgicon__svg-fill"/><g clip-path="url(#tribe-events-c-view-selector__button-icon-svg-0)" class="tribe-common-c-svgicon__svg-fill"><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M11.831 4.912v1.825c0 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tribe-events-c-view-selector__list-item--list tribe-events-c-view-selector__list-item--active"> <a href="https://yarshater.ucla.edu/events/list/" class="tribe-events-c-view-selector__list-item-link" data-js="tribe-events-view-link" > <span class="tribe-events-c-view-selector__list-item-icon"> <svg class="tribe-common-c-svgicon tribe-common-c-svgicon--list tribe-events-c-view-selector__list-item-icon-svg" viewBox="0 0 19 19" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M.451.432V17.6c0 .238.163.432.364.432H18.12c.2 0 .364-.194.364-.432V.432c0-.239-.163-.432-.364-.432H.815c-.2 0-.364.193-.364.432zm.993.81h16.024V3.56H1.444V1.24zM17.468 3.56H1.444v13.227h16.024V3.56z" class="tribe-common-c-svgicon__svg-fill"/><g clip-path="url(#tribe-events-c-view-selector__list-item-icon-svg-0)" class="tribe-common-c-svgicon__svg-fill"><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M11.831 4.912v1.825c0 .504.409.913.913.913h1.825a.913.913 0 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transform="translate(3.451 4)" d="M0 0h13v4H0z"/></clipPath><clipPath id="tribe-events-c-view-selector__list-item-icon-svg-1"><path transform="translate(3.451 10)" d="M0 0h13v4H0z"/></clipPath></defs></svg> </span> <span class="tribe-events-c-view-selector__list-item-text"> List </span> </a> </li> <li class="tribe-events-c-view-selector__list-item tribe-events-c-view-selector__list-item--month"> <a href="https://yarshater.ucla.edu/events/month/" class="tribe-events-c-view-selector__list-item-link" data-js="tribe-events-view-link" > <span class="tribe-events-c-view-selector__list-item-icon"> <svg class="tribe-common-c-svgicon tribe-common-c-svgicon--month tribe-events-c-view-selector__list-item-icon-svg" viewBox="0 0 18 19" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M0 .991v17.04c0 .236.162.428.361.428h17.175c.2 0 .361-.192.361-.429V.991c0-.237-.162-.428-.361-.428H.36C.161.563 0 .754 0 .99zm.985.803H16.89v2.301H.985v-2.3zM16.89 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17.569V.43C.363.193.526 0 .726 0H18c.201 0 .364.193.364.431V17.57c0 .238-.163.431-.364.431H.726c-.2 0-.363-.193-.363-.431zm16.985-16.33H1.354v2.314h15.994V1.24zM1.354 4.688h15.994v12.07H1.354V4.687zm11.164 9.265v-1.498c0-.413.335-.748.748-.748h1.498c.413 0 .748.335.748.748v1.498a.749.749 0 01-.748.748h-1.498a.749.749 0 01-.748-.748z" class="tribe-common-c-svgicon__svg-fill"/></svg> </span> <span class="tribe-events-c-view-selector__list-item-text"> Day </span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tribe-events-c-top-bar tribe-events-header__top-bar"> <nav class="tribe-events-c-top-bar__nav tribe-common-a11y-hidden"> <ul class="tribe-events-c-top-bar__nav-list"> <li class="tribe-events-c-top-bar__nav-list-item"> <a href="https://yarshater.ucla.edu/events/list/?eventDisplay=past" class="tribe-common-c-btn-icon tribe-common-c-btn-icon--caret-left tribe-events-c-top-bar__nav-link tribe-events-c-top-bar__nav-link--prev" aria-label="Previous Events" title="Previous Events" data-js="tribe-events-view-link" > <svg class="tribe-common-c-svgicon tribe-common-c-svgicon--caret-left tribe-common-c-btn-icon__icon-svg tribe-events-c-top-bar__nav-link-icon-svg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 10 16" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M9.7 14.4l-1.5 1.5L.3 8 8.2.1l1.5 1.5L3.3 8l6.4 6.4z"/></svg> </a> </li> <li class="tribe-events-c-top-bar__nav-list-item"> <button class="tribe-common-c-btn-icon tribe-common-c-btn-icon--caret-right tribe-events-c-top-bar__nav-link tribe-events-c-top-bar__nav-link--next" aria-label="Next Events" title="Next Events" disabled > <svg class="tribe-common-c-svgicon tribe-common-c-svgicon--caret-right tribe-common-c-btn-icon__icon-svg tribe-events-c-top-bar__nav-link-icon-svg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 10 16" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M.3 1.6L1.8.1 9.7 8l-7.9 7.9-1.5-1.5L6.7 8 .3 1.6z"/></svg> </button> </li> </ul> </nav> <a href="https://yarshater.ucla.edu/events/list/" class="tribe-common-c-btn-border-small tribe-events-c-top-bar__today-button tribe-common-a11y-hidden" data-js="tribe-events-view-link" aria-label="Click to select today's date" title="Click to select today's date" > Today</a> <div class="tribe-events-c-top-bar__datepicker"> <button class="tribe-common-c-btn__clear tribe-common-h3 tribe-common-h--alt tribe-events-c-top-bar__datepicker-button" data-js="tribe-events-top-bar-datepicker-button" type="button" aria-label="Click to toggle datepicker" title="Click to toggle datepicker" > <time datetime="2025-03-21" class="tribe-events-c-top-bar__datepicker-time" > <span class="tribe-events-c-top-bar__datepicker-mobile"> Upcoming </span> <span class="tribe-events-c-top-bar__datepicker-desktop tribe-common-a11y-hidden"> Upcoming </span> </time> <svg class="tribe-common-c-svgicon tribe-common-c-svgicon--caret-down tribe-events-c-top-bar__datepicker-button-icon-svg" viewBox="0 0 10 7" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true"><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M1.008.609L5 4.6 8.992.61l.958.958L5 6.517.05 1.566l.958-.958z" class="tribe-common-c-svgicon__svg-fill"/></svg> </button> <label class="tribe-events-c-top-bar__datepicker-label tribe-common-a11y-visual-hide" for="tribe-events-top-bar-date" > Select date. </label> <input type="text" class="tribe-events-c-top-bar__datepicker-input tribe-common-a11y-visual-hide" data-js="tribe-events-top-bar-date" id="tribe-events-top-bar-date" name="tribe-events-views[tribe-bar-date]" value="3/21/2025" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off" readonly="readonly" /> <div class="tribe-events-c-top-bar__datepicker-container" data-js="tribe-events-top-bar-datepicker-container"></div> <template class="tribe-events-c-top-bar__datepicker-template-prev-icon"> <svg class="tribe-common-c-svgicon tribe-common-c-svgicon--caret-left tribe-events-c-top-bar__datepicker-nav-icon-svg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 10 16" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M9.7 14.4l-1.5 1.5L.3 8 8.2.1l1.5 1.5L3.3 8l6.4 6.4z"/></svg> </template> <template class="tribe-events-c-top-bar__datepicker-template-next-icon"> <svg class="tribe-common-c-svgicon tribe-common-c-svgicon--caret-right tribe-events-c-top-bar__datepicker-nav-icon-svg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 10 16" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M.3 1.6L1.8.1 9.7 8l-7.9 7.9-1.5-1.5L6.7 8 .3 1.6z"/></svg> </template> </div> <div class="tribe-events-c-top-bar__actions tribe-common-a11y-hidden"> </div> </div> </header> <div class="tribe-events-calendar-list"> </div> <div class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past"> <h2 class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__heading tribe-common-h5 tribe-common-h3--min-medium"> Latest Past Events</h2> <div class="tribe-common-g-row tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-row" > <div class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-date-tag tribe-common-g-col"> <time class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-date-tag-datetime" datetime="2025-03-13" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-date-tag-month"> Mar </span> <span class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-date-tag-daynum tribe-common-h5 tribe-common-h4--min-medium"> 13 </span> <span class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-date-tag-year"> 2025 </span> </time> </div> <div class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-wrapper tribe-common-g-col"> <article class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event tribe-common-g-row tribe-common-g-row--gutters post-2218 tribe_events type-tribe_events status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tribe_events_cat-general cat_general" > <div class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-featured-image-wrapper tribe-common-g-col"> <a href="https://yarshater.ucla.edu/event/the-bible-in-its-ancient-iranian-context/" title="The Bible in Its Ancient Iranian Context" rel="bookmark" class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-featured-image-link" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" > <img src="https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bible-Conference-program-web-image.jpg" srcset="https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bible-Conference-program-web-image-300x200.jpg 300w, https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bible-Conference-program-web-image-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bible-Conference-program-web-image-768x512.jpg 768w, https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bible-Conference-program-web-image-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bible-Conference-program-web-image.jpg 1875w" alt="The text "The Bible in Its Ancient Iranian Context" layered on top of a statue of Xerxes and a folio extract of Esther from the Cairo Genizah" title="Bible Conference program web image" class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-featured-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-details tribe-common-g-col"> <header class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-header"> <div class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-datetime-wrapper tribe-common-b2"> <time class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-datetime" datetime="2025-03-13"> <span class="tribe-event-date-start">March 13</span> - <span class="tribe-event-date-end">March 14</span> </time> </div> <h3 class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-title tribe-common-h6 tribe-common-h4--min-medium"> <a href="https://yarshater.ucla.edu/event/the-bible-in-its-ancient-iranian-context/" title="The Bible in Its Ancient Iranian Context" rel="bookmark" class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-title-link tribe-common-anchor-thin" > The Bible in Its Ancient Iranian Context </a> </h3> <address class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-venue tribe-common-b2"> <span class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-venue-title tribe-common-b2--bold"> 306 Royce </span> <span 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Rahim Shayegan, UCLA William Schniedewind, UCLA Catherine Bonesho, UCLA Co-sponsored by: The Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian World The Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies Join Zoom Webinar Download Conference Program Download Abstracts Booklet Although there has been renewed interest in...</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="tribe-common-g-row tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-row" > <div class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-date-tag tribe-common-g-col"> <time class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-date-tag-datetime" datetime="2025-03-05" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-date-tag-month"> Mar </span> <span class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-date-tag-daynum tribe-common-h5 tribe-common-h4--min-medium"> 5 </span> <span class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-date-tag-year"> 2025 </span> </time> </div> <div class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-wrapper tribe-common-g-col"> <article class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event tribe-common-g-row tribe-common-g-row--gutters post-2143 tribe_events type-tribe_events status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-humanities tribe_events_cat-lecture-series cat_lecture-series" > <div class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-featured-image-wrapper tribe-common-g-col"> <a href="https://yarshater.ucla.edu/event/yarshater-lecture-series-cameron-cross/" title="Yarshater Lecture Series: Cameron Cross" rel="bookmark" class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-featured-image-link" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" > <img src="https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Yarshater-Lecture-Series-Cross-flyer-for-web.jpg" srcset="https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Yarshater-Lecture-Series-Cross-flyer-for-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Yarshater-Lecture-Series-Cross-flyer-for-web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Yarshater-Lecture-Series-Cross-flyer-for-web-768x512.jpg 768w, https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Yarshater-Lecture-Series-Cross-flyer-for-web-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Yarshater-Lecture-Series-Cross-flyer-for-web.jpg 1875w" alt="" title="Yarshater Lecture Series – Cross flyer for web" class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-featured-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-details tribe-common-g-col"> <header class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-header"> <div class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-datetime-wrapper tribe-common-b2"> <time class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-datetime" datetime="2025-03-05"> <span class="tribe-event-date-start">March 5 @ 4:00 pm</span> - <span class="tribe-event-time">6:00 pm</span> </time> </div> <h3 class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-title tribe-common-h6 tribe-common-h4--min-medium"> <a href="https://yarshater.ucla.edu/event/yarshater-lecture-series-cameron-cross/" title="Yarshater Lecture Series: Cameron Cross" rel="bookmark" class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-title-link tribe-common-anchor-thin" > Yarshater Lecture Series: Cameron Cross </a> </h3> <address class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-venue tribe-common-b2"> <span class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-venue-title tribe-common-b2--bold"> 306 Royce </span> <span class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-venue-address"> </span> </address> </header> <div class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-description tribe-common-b2 tribe-common-a11y-hidden"> <p>Spiderweb Stories: Translations, Adaptations, and Connections in Persian Romance In this talk, I will explore some avenues for comparative literary study through the framework of early Persian romances. The earliest extant representatives of this genre in Persian show that it is deeply imbricated with prior and adjacent narrative traditions, making it part of an intertextual...</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="tribe-common-g-row tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-row" > <div class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-date-tag tribe-common-g-col"> <time class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-date-tag-datetime" datetime="2025-02-21" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-date-tag-month"> Feb </span> <span class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-date-tag-daynum tribe-common-h5 tribe-common-h4--min-medium"> 21 </span> <span class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-date-tag-year"> 2025 </span> </time> </div> <div class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-wrapper tribe-common-g-col"> <article class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event tribe-common-g-row tribe-common-g-row--gutters post-2161 tribe_events type-tribe_events status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tribe_events_cat-general cat_general" > <div class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-featured-image-wrapper tribe-common-g-col"> <a href="https://yarshater.ucla.edu/event/co-sponsorship-achaemenid-workshop-3-towards-a-literary-history-of-the-achaemenid-empire/" title="Co-Sponsorship: Achaemenid Workshop 3 – Towards a Literary History of the Achaemenid Empire" rel="bookmark" class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-featured-image-link" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" > <img src="https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AchWorks-3-web-image.jpg" srcset="https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AchWorks-3-web-image-300x200.jpg 300w, https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AchWorks-3-web-image-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AchWorks-3-web-image-768x512.jpg 768w, https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AchWorks-3-web-image-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AchWorks-3-web-image.jpg 1875w" alt="Towards a Literary History of the Achaemenid Empire" title="AchWorks 3 web image" class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-featured-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-details tribe-common-g-col"> <header class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-header"> <div class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-datetime-wrapper tribe-common-b2"> <time class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-datetime" datetime="2025-02-21"> <span class="tribe-event-date-start">February 21</span> - <span class="tribe-event-date-end">February 22</span> </time> </div> <h3 class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-title tribe-common-h6 tribe-common-h4--min-medium"> <a href="https://yarshater.ucla.edu/event/co-sponsorship-achaemenid-workshop-3-towards-a-literary-history-of-the-achaemenid-empire/" title="Co-Sponsorship: Achaemenid Workshop 3 – Towards a Literary History of the Achaemenid Empire" rel="bookmark" class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-title-link tribe-common-anchor-thin" > Co-Sponsorship: Achaemenid Workshop 3 – Towards a Literary History of the Achaemenid Empire </a> </h3> </header> <div class="tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__event-description tribe-common-b2 tribe-common-a11y-hidden"> <p>Achaemenid Workshop 3 | Columbia University February 21-22, 2025 Columbia University, New York An International Workshop Convened by: John Ma & Marc Van De Mieroop, Columbia University M. Rahim Shayegan, UCLA Download the Abstract Booklet Download the Conference Program Co-sponsored by: The Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian World The Yarshater Center for...</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tribe-events-after-html">  </div> </div> </div> <script class="tribe-events-breakpoints"> ( function () { var completed = false; function initBreakpoints() { if ( completed ) { // This was fired already and completed no need to attach to the event listener. document.removeEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', initBreakpoints ); return; } if ( 'undefined' === typeof window.tribe ) { return; } if ( 'undefined' === typeof window.tribe.events ) { return; } if ( 'undefined' === typeof window.tribe.events.views ) { return; } if ( 'undefined' === typeof window.tribe.events.views.breakpoints ) { return; } if ( 'function' !== typeof (window.tribe.events.views.breakpoints.setup) ) { return; } var container = document.querySelectorAll( '[data-view-breakpoint-pointer="831891b5-5313-4464-b78b-2ec74bea3c13"]' ); if ( ! 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