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List of books written by Dr. Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani

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With over 5700 entries, the book Lexicon of Arms and Armor from Iran: A Study of Symbols and Terminology provides a sound and solid base of terminology of arms and armor in Persian so that military historians, historians, museum curators, researchers and collectors and also people interested in reading historical accounts and epic stories would be able to understand and use the appropriate terms related to each certain type of weapons. All major types of the Persian language are taken into consideration, namely, the Avestan, the Old Persian, the Middle Persian (Pahlavi), and the New Persian. Next to each entry which is written in its phonetic alphabet, the original script is provided as well. Therefore, there are four different phonetic alphabets provided for each type of script. Next to each entry, after the phonetic alphabet and original script, the type of Persian language is identified as (Avestā), (Old Persian), (Middle Persian/Pahlavi) or (New Persian). Sources in New Persian are identified individually as well after the phonetic alphabet and the original script, such as (Šāhnāme). Over ninety primary sources in New Persian were consulted to search for arms-and-armor-related words ................................

Moshtagh Khorasani, Manouchehr (2010a). Antique Oriental and Arab Weapons and Armour: The Streshinskiy Collection. Abu Dhabi: Antiga Arabia.

The Streshinsky collection of antique arms and armor contains 140 items from different Muslim countries spread over a wide geographical areas. These items can be divided into 32 pieces from North, West and East Africa (items from Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, Western Sudanic Africa, Sahara, Somalia and Ethiopia), 9 items from the Arabian Peninsula (items from Saudi Arabia, Oman and Yemen) and 1 item from Iraq, 29 items from the Ottoman Empire, 4 items from Caucasus, 18 items from Iran and 3 items from Afghanistan, 42 items from India and 2 items from Indonesia. A closer investigation and analysis of the pieces in Streshinskiy collection show the international trade and exchange that has been taking place among nations for centuries. As Persian crucible steel blades were highly regarded and revered among many nations, there is no surprise to find Indian swords with tulwar handles fitted with magnificent Persian shamshir blades made of crucible steel (see items 121 and 122). Many Arab warriors also adored the quality of Frankish (European) swords and hence one can one Arab swords with European military sword blades (see item 40 and 7). There are imported French pistols which were adjusted for the Algerian market and inscribed with Arabic scripts (see item 16), Ottoman pistols with French designs (see items 52, 54 and 69) and a Caucasian flintlock musket equipped with a Persian barrel (see item 75). There is also a Corsican vendetta knife made for the Ottoman market with the surface of its blade etched to imitate the pattern of welded steel (see item 55).................................

2009
Moshtagh Khorasani, Manouchehr (2009). The Development of Controversies: From
the Early Modern Period to Online Discussion Forums. Linguistic Insights: Studies in Language and Communication. Edited by Mauritio Gotti. Volume 91. Bern: Peter Lang [304 pages].

Has the internet changed the nature of conducting controversies? This question cannot be answered easily as different forms of human interaction in an online environment exist and controversies in an online environment have not been analyzed from a linguistic point of view so far. On the other hand, there are many linguistic analyses of controversies in the Early Modern Period. First, this volume describes the communicative background of two online discussion forums dedicated to the study of historical arms and armor. Then, the volume analyzes the similarities and differences between Early Modern controversies and controversies in online internet discussion forums. Further, this book offers an accurate analysis of the strategies used in online discussion forums, analyzing two controversial threads taken from two online discussion forums and provides insights into the individual tactics and strategies applied in online controversies and highlights the similarities and differences of applied principles, norms, and rules. The book finally comments on stylistic choices used by participants in the controversies...........................

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2006
Moshtagh Khorasani, Manouchehr (2006). Arms and Armor from Iran: the Bronze
Age to the End of the Qajar Period. Tübingen: Legat Verlag (780 pages). Winner of the World Book Prize of Iran.

This book, which encompasses not only the holdings of some 10 different museums but also private collections, is an extremely impressive volume, some three inches thick, fully illustrated throughout. Not only is the book a photographic catalogue of the variety of Iranian arms heritage, it examines the origins and development in a historical context. The scope of the book is in itself colossal and embraces pieces from the 3rd millennium BC to the end of the Qajar Period in the 20th century. The table of contents alone spans four full-size pages, with headings such as „The Iranian Culture Influence in the Region and Iranian Search for Independence“. „Median and Achaemenian Daggers and Swords“, „Parthian Swords and Daggers“ and „The Influence and Meaning of Swords in Iran after the Muslim Conquest“. The first 371 pages provide the narrative history of Iranian weapons with copious references to the world’s most respected historical authorities, listed at the back in some 14 pages along with numerous illustrations. The second half of the book, comprising a further 373 pages, is devoted to colour imges of the weapons themselves, daggers, swords, spears, axes, shields, armour and mail, meticulously captioned, annotated and enumerated, all in sumptuous detail on a dark blue background, enhancing the gleaming golden surfaces of many of these extraordinary pieces.......................-

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List of books co-authored by Dr. Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani

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Published in the USA; the book Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation is a two-volume encyclopedia which deals with different types of martial arts such as jijutsu, karate, silat, etc and also historical swordsmanship. The first volume deals with individual martial arts from different regions and the second part deals with the belief systems. 65 contributors across the world have contributed to this compendium. The encyclopedia has been edited by Professor Thomas A. Green (Associate Professor in Anthropology at Texas A&M University) and Mr. Joseph R. Svinth (Editor for the Electronic Journals of Martial Arts and Sciences). Sixty seven contributors across the world have contributed to these two volumes. Two articles by Dr. Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani are published in the volumes as follows: ...........................................................

Moshtagh Khorasani, Manouchehr (2010a). Persian Swordmakers (Armeiros Persas). In: Rites of Power: Oriental Arms (Rituais de Poder: Armas Orientais), Casal de Cambra: Caleidoscópio, pp. 41-55.

The book Rites of Power: Oriental Arms (Rituais de Poder: Armas Orientais) accompanied the exhibition "Rituais de Poder: Rites of Power" in Portugal that opened on March 13, 2010 in Èvora, Portugal and lasted until July 2010. The wonderful exhibition was provided by Dr. Jorge Caravana to the Museum of Evora in Portugal and showcased a wonderful selection of different oriental historical weapons. A high qualiry exhibition catalogue accompnies the exhibition. The exhibition catalogue is in full color and has two parts: the first part presents a number of articles on the subject and the second part showcases a wonderful array of different oriental weaponry. The exhibition catalogue is written in both languages: English and Portuguese. The English text is always provided on the left side and the Portuguese version is next to it on the right. The list of articles and the number of artifacts presented in the catalogue are as the following: .....................................................