“When Iranology emerged in the West in the 17th and 18th centuries, works in the form of travelogues were written by tourists who had come to Iran who are considered as good sources of Iranology today.
” Enayatizadeh, the head of Islamology and Iranology section in NLAI, said. Referring to the first studies of Iranology, he said, “The first studies of Iranology became popular with an emphasis on the centrality of linguistics and theology and the characteristics of the studies on Zoroastrian texts. Specifically, the study of Iranology expanded over time, so that Iranology in art, history, Geography, etc. was studied by western societies and other countries.
Since Iran’s relations with the west began in the Qajar period, the primary sources of Iranology studies pub. and in the west came to Iran with slowly. These sources were initially kept in the laces, including the Dar al-Fonun Library, the Library of the Ministry of Education, and the Roarel Liabrary. Since its establishment in 1937, the National Library of Iran has collected many collecting books on Iranology. There are 400 travelogues, as well as over 75,000 copies of books in the NLAI around Iranology and Islamology, which can be used by domestic and foreign researchers and enthusiasts.”
