Zoroastrianism Winter School

Co-organised by University of California, Irvine (Ferdowsi Presidential Chair in Zoroastrian Studies, Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture, and the Department of Classics), SOAS University of London (Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies), Sapienza University of Rome (Department of Ancient World Studies), and the University of Toronto Mississauga (Department of Historical Studies), this Winter School offers a rare and immersive opportunity for students drawn to anthropology, art history, archaeology, philosophy, religion, language, cultures, and history. 

Participants will engage with leading academics in the field while networking with fellow students who share a passion for one of humanity's most formative yet least-known traditions.

This is not merely a classroom experience. Thanks to the collaboration with the Zoroastrian Association of California, students will engage directly with members of the Zoroastrian community in Southern California through hands-on fieldwork, interviews, and community visits – sharpening critical, analytical, and ethnographic skills in a living religious context.

The Zoroastrianism Summer Schools have been held at SOAS or Rome since 2019 with co-convenor Michael Stausberg of the University of Bergen.

Application deadline

Deadline for applications is 15 September 2026.

Contact

For more information, please email cereti@uci.edu.