Ernst Herzfeld And The Development Of Near Eastern Studies, 1900-1950

Annotation Studies In The History And Archaeology Of The Ancient And Islamic Near East Greatly Expanded And Matured During The First Half Of The 20th Century. Ernst Herzfeld (1879-1948), A Pioneer In The Archaeology, Art History, And Persian Language Studies, Significantly Shaped This Development. He Excavated Such Key Sites As Samarra, Paikuli, And Persepolis, And Helped To Define Prehistoric And Islamic Art. He Became The World's First Professor For Near Eastern Archaeology In Berlin, Adviser To Persia's Government, And A Member Of The Institute For Advanced Study, Princeton. Scholars From A Variety Of Disciplines Reassess Herzfeld's Wide-ranging Contributions And Situate Them In Their Intellectual, Academic And Political Frameworks. The Book Provides New Insights Into The Historiography Of Archaeological And Historical Interpretations Of The Near East, Especially Iran, The German Academic-political Milieu Of The First Half Of The 20th Century, And The Controversial Figure Of Ernst Herzfeld. Ernst Emil Herzfeld -- Curriculum Vitae -- Ernst Herzfeld And Near Eastern Studies, 1900-1950 / Ann C. Gunter And Stefan R. Hauser -- Ernst Herzfeld And Friedrich Sarre / Jens Kroger -- Ernst Herzfeld And Pasargadae / David Stronach -- Herzfeld In Persepolis / Elspeth R. M. Dusinberre -- Ernst Herzfeld, Kuh-e Khwaja, And The Study Of Parthian Art / Trudy S. Kawami -- Prismatic Prehistory : Ernst Herzfeld On Early Iran / Margaret Cool Root -- Milestones In The Development Of Achaemenid Historiography In The Era Of Ernst Herzfeld / Pierre Briant -- Ernst Herzfeld And Sasanian Studies / Josef Wiesehofer -- Ernst Herzfeld And Iranian Studies / Prods Oktor Skjaervo -- Ernst Herzfeld And The Study Of Graffiti At Persepolis / Shahrokh Razmjou -- Ernst Herzfeld Und Samuel Guyer In Kilikien : Forschungen Zur Spatantik-fruhbyzantinischen Architektur / Gabriele Mietke -- Mshatta, Samarra, And Al-hira : Ernst Herzfeld's Theories Concerning The Development Of The Hira-style Revisited / Thomas Leisten -- Ernst Herzfeld, Samarra, And Islamic Archaeology / Alastair Northedge -- One That Got Away : Ernst Herzfeld And The Islamic Architecture Of Iran / Robert Hillenbrand -- Ernst Herzfeld And French Approaches To Iranian Archaeology / Remy Boucharlat -- Ernst Herzfeld, Politics, And Antiquities Legislation In Iran / Ali Mousavi -- Ernst Herzfeld In An Academic Context : The Historical Sciences Of Culture At The University Of Berlin During The Weimar Republic (1919-1933) / Rudiger Vom Bruch -- History, Races, And Orientalism : Eduard Meyer, The Organization Of Oriental Research, And Ernst Herzfeld's Intellectual Heritage / Stefan R. Hauser -- Ernst Herzfeld In Context : Gleanings From His Personnel File And Other Sources / Johannes Renger -- Ernst Herzfeld : Reminiscences And Revelations / Elizabeth S. Ettinghausen. Edited By Ann C. Gunter And Stefan R. Hauser. Based On Papers Presented At A Symposium Held May 3-5, 2001 At The Freer Gallery Of Art And Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.c. Includes Biblographical References (p. [617]-623) And Index. Preface and Acknowledgements......Page 9 Ernst Emil Herzfeld – Curriculum Vitae......Page 13 Note to the Reader......Page 17 PART I. INTRODUCTION......Page 19 Ernst Herzfeld and Near Eastern Studies, 1900–1950 (Ann C. Gunter and Stefan R. Hauser)......Page 21 Ernst Herzfeld and Friedrich Sarre (Jens Kröger)......Page 63 Ernst Herzfeld and Pasargadae (David Stronach)......Page 121 PART II. HERZFELD AND KEY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES......Page 119 Herzfeld in Persepolis (Elspeth R. M. Dusinberre)......Page 155 Ernst Herzfeld, Kuh-e Khwaja, and the Study of Parthian Art (Trudy S. Kawami)......Page 199 Prismatic Prehistory: Ernst Herzfeld on Early Iran (Margaret Cool Root)......Page 233 PART III. HERZFELD AND THE PERSIAN EMPIRES......Page 279 Milestones in the Development of Achaemenid Historiography in the Era of Ernst Herzfeld (Pierre Briant)......Page 281 Ernst Herzfeld and Sasanian Studies (Josef Wiesehöfer)......Page 299 Ernst Herzfeld and Iranian Studies (Prods Oktor Skjaervø)......Page 313 Ernst Herzfeld and the Study of Graffiti at Persepolis (Shahrokh Razmjou)......Page 333 PART IV. BYZANTINE AND ISLAMIC ART HISTORY......Page 361 Ernst Herzfeld und Samuel Guyer in Kilikien: Forschungen zur spätantik-frühbyzantinischen Architektur (Gabriele Mietke)......Page 363 Mshatta, Samarra, and al-Hira: Ernst Herzfeld's Theories Concerning the Development of the Hira-style Revisited (Thomas Leisten)......Page 389 Ernst Herzfeld, Samarra, and Islamic Archaeology (Alastair Northedge)......Page 403 The One that Got Away: Ernst Herzfeld and the Islamic Architecture of Iran (Robert Hillenbrand)......Page 423 PART V. NEAR EASTERN STUDIES, CULTURAL POLITICS, ANDARCHAEOLOGICAL ETHICS......Page 445 Ernst Herzfeld and French Approaches to Iranian Archaeology (Rémy Boucharlat)......Page 447 Ernst Herzfeld, Politics, and Antiquities Legislation in Iran (Ali Mousavi)......Page 463 Ernst Herzfeld in an Academic Context: The Historical Sciences of Culture at the University of Berlin during the Weimar Republic (1919–1933) (Rüdiger vom Bruch)......Page 495 History, Races, and Orientalism: Eduard Meyer, the Organization of Oriental Research, and Ernst Herzfeld's Intellectual Heritage (Stefan R. Hauser)......Page 523 Ernst Herzfeld in Context: Gleanings from His Personnel File and Other Sources (Johannes Renger)......Page 579 Ernst Herzfeld: Reminiscences and Revelations (Elizabeth S. Ettinghausen)......Page 601 Bibliography......Page 635 List of Contributors......Page 643 Index......Page 647 Studies in the history and archaeology of the ancient and Islamic Near East greatly expanded and matured during the first half of the 20th century. Ernst Herzfeld (1879 1948), a pioneer in the archaeology, art history, and Persian language studies, significantly shaped this development. He excavated such key sites as Samarra, Paikuli, and Persepolis, and helped to define prehistoric and Islamic art. He became the world's first professor for Near Eastern archaeology in Berlin, adviser to Persia's government, and a member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. Scholars from a variety of disciplines reassess Herzfeld's wide-ranging contributions and situate them in their intellectual, academic and political frameworks. The book provides new insights into the historiography of archaeological and historical interpretations of the Near East, especially Iran, the German academic-political milieu of the first half of the 20th century, and the controversial figure of Ernst Herzfeld." As archaeologist, philologist, and historian, German scholar Ernst Herzfeld (1879-1948) significantly shaped the study of the prehistoric to Islamic Near East. His life and work are reassessed and situated within decisive developments in research and politics in the 20th century, providing new insights into the historiography of the Near East