Call for Entry: the 1st Triennial Regional Book Award
In order to identify and introduce valuable books on Iranian and Islamic studies in the Russian-speaking countries, the Secretariat of the World Award for Book of the Year of the I.R.I will hold the 1st Triennial Regional Book Award ceremony for the first published books in Russian language during the last two years 2014-2015. Entries must have been published in Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States.
In order to identify and introduce valuable books on Iranian and Islamic studies in the Russian-speaking countries, the Secretariat of the World Award for Book of the Year of the I.R.I will hold the 1st Triennial Regional Book Award ceremony for the first published books in Russian language during the last two years 2014-2015. Entries must have been published in Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States.
Entries Eligibility:
1) Subject areas are limited to Iranian and Islamic studies within which there are several sub-areas as follows:
Islamic studies: Islam in general, Islamic teachings, Islamic history, Prophet of Islam (i.e. Prophet Muhammad SA), `Ilm al-Rijāl&lrm (i.e. biographical evaluation), Islamic ethics, Hadīth (i.e. Islamic tradition), Islamic texts translation, Quranic studies and commentary, Islamic jurisprudence and law, Kalām (i.e. Islamic theology), Islamic philosophy and Sufism, history of science in Islam, Islamic culture and civilization, Islamic economics, Islamic art and architecture, contemporary Islamic studies (esp. politico-sociological aspects).
Iranian studies: Iran in general, Persian language and linguistics, anthropology, history of science in Iran, Persian literature, Iranian history, Iranian art and architecture, history and civilization of ancient Persia, translation of Iranian thinkers&rsquo works, contemporary Iranian studies.
2) Submitted entries must have such noteworthy characteristics as:
Creativity and Ingenuity
Cultural valuableness and influence
Valid and authentic references
Proper Russian-translation styles and criteria in translated books
Authentic rules and principles observed for critical edition/modification of texts with necessary illustrations and short exegeses
&bull Note: Entries must be void of misspellings, and must have appropriate quality in terms of volume-content, chapters, coherence and consistency of chapters, technical indexes, volume designing.
To be considered as a candidate for the award, all publishers, authors, translators, and editors are hereby invited to submit/mail their books to either of these addresses before the end of October 2016:
Iran: The Secretariat of the World Award for Book of the Year of the I.R.I, Floor 5, No. 7 (Fajr Building), Fajr Street, Qaem Maqame Farahani Avenue, Tehran, Iran. Postal Code: 1589746511 and PO Box: 11365/1599. Tel: 0098 21 88861320
The Russian Federation: Moscow International Foundation for Iranian Studies, Foreign Literature Library, No. 1, نیکولامسکایا St., Moscow, the Russian Federation. Tel: 007 495 988 52 29 (30/31/32)
&bull Note: E-books (i.e. PDF versions) may also be submitted for consideration in case there do not exist hard/print copies for any reason. Please submit your e-books to bookaward@ketab.ir.
The Secretariat of the World Award for Book of the Year of the I.R.I
Cultural Center of the I.R.I in the Russian Federation
Moscow International Foundation for Iranian Studies
Islamic Culture Research Foundation
Institute for Scientific-Cultural Information, Russian Academy of Sciences
Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences