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Jason Sion Mokhtarian

Herbert and Stephanie Neuman Professor in Hebrew and Jewish Literature

Cornell University

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College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Near Eastern Studies

Jason Sion Mokhtarian is currently serving as a College Of Arts And Sciences Herbert and Stephanie Neuman Professor in Hebrew and Jewish Literature at Cornell University.

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Jason Sion Mokhtarian

Cornell University

Herbert and Stephanie Neuman Professor in Hebrew and Jewish Literature

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religious studies levant classics religious research biblical studies history religion cultural history historical scholarship religious symbol historical linguistics intellectual history islamic thought interdisciplinary history literary history islamic studies middle eastern studies english language comparative religion orientalism iranian loanwords aramaic incantation bowls linguistics latin language documentation ancient philosophy general linguistics international history global history french studies medical history scientific study of religion applied philosophy poetics historical review comparative grammar neologisms historical methodology philosophy of history folklore tradition folklore studies historical archaeology humanity and medicine philosophy of medicine traditional medicines ancient iran king shapur sasanian babylonia judeo-persian translation talmudic folklore sasanian context roman palestine forbidden meat other people iranian studies late ancient early islamic iran hebrew scriptures achaemenid persia civilizations

Notable Scholarly Works

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Medicine in the Talmud: Natural and Supernatural Remedies Between Magic and Science. University of California Press (2022)

Jason Sion Mokhtarian

humanitiesphilosophy of medicinehistory and philosophy of sciencemedical historyreligious studiesscientific study of religionhistory of sciencephilosophy of sciencesupernatural remediestraditional medicinesphilosophyapplied philosophyhumanity and medicine

Material Culture of the Jews of Sasanian Mesopotamia. (2020)

Jason Sion Mokhtarian

civilizationssasanian mesopotamialevantmaterial culturearchaeologyhistorical archaeologycultural history

Clusters of Iranian Loanwords in Talmudic Folklore: The Chapter of the Pious (B. Ta’anit 18B-26A) in Its Sasanian Context. Brown Judaic Studies (2018)

Jason Sion Mokhtarian

talmudic folkloreislamic thoughtreligious studiesbiblical studiescomparative religioniranian loanwordslevantfolklore studiessasanian contextreligionreligious researchfolklore traditionreligious symbollatin literatureclassics

Clusters of Iranian Loanwords in Talmudic Folkore:. SBL Press eBooks (2018)

JASON MOKHTARIAN

general linguisticslatinlinguisticsiranian loanwordslevanthistorical linguisticsneologismslanguage documentationenglish languagecomparative grammar

Zoroastrian Polemics Against Judaism in the Doubt-Dispelling Exposition. (2018)

CivilizationsJason Mokhtarian

interdisciplinary historyintellectual historyreligious studieszoroastrian polemicscomparative religionphilosophy of religionreligious researchhistorical review

Excommunication in Jewish Babylonia: Comparing Bavli Mo‘Ed QaṭAn 14B–17B and the Aramaic Bowl Spells in a Sasanian Context. Harvard Theological Review (2015)

Jason Sion Mokhtarian

forbidden meatreligious studiesritualphilosophy of religionreligionother peoplephilosophyroman palestineclassics

Iranian Studies, Special Edition on “Religious Trends in Late Ancient and Early Islamic Iran.”. Volume 48.1 (2015)

Jason Sion MokhtarianDavid Bennett

civilizationshistoryislamic studiesearly islamic iranislamic thoughtreligious studiesiranian studiesmiddle eastern studiesreligionreligious researchorientalismlate ancientcultural history

Rabbis, Sorcerers, Kings, and Priests: The Culture of the Talmud in Ancient Iran. (2015)

Jason Sion Mokhtarian

historyreligious studiesbiblical studieslevantancient iranmiddle eastern studiesreligionreligious researchhistorical scholarshipreligious symbol

Empire and Authority in Sasanian Babylonia: The Rabbis and King Shapur in Dialogue. Jewish Studies Quarterly (2012)

Jason Sion Mokhtarian

king shapurglobal historyhistoryislamic studiesphilosophy of historyislamic thoughtinterdisciplinary historyempireinternational historyhistoriographyhistory of philosophyancient philosophyclassicsintellectual historybiblical studieshistorical methodologyhistorical scholarshiplevantsasanian babyloniacultural history

A Judeo-Persian Translation of the Book of Esther (BibliothèQue Nationale De France Ms HéBreu 127).

Jason Sion Mokhtarian

world literaturetranslation studiesfrench studiescomparative literaturejudeo-persian translationbiblical studiesfrenchliterary historylevanthistorical scholarship

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Jason Sion Mokhtarian

Herbert and Stephanie Neuman Professor in Hebrew and Jewish Literature

Cornell University

Affiliations

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Near Eastern Studies

Jason Sion Mokhtarian is currently serving as a College Of Arts And Sciences Herbert and Stephanie Neuman Professor in Hebrew and Jewish Literature at Cornell University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Jason Sion Mokhtarian

Cornell University

Herbert and Stephanie Neuman Professor in Hebrew and Jewish Literature

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Medicine in the Talmud: Natural and Supernatural Remedies Between Magic and Science. University of California Press (2022)

Jason Sion Mokhtarian

Material Culture of the Jews of Sasanian Mesopotamia. (2020)

Jason Sion Mokhtarian

civilizationssasanian mesopotamialevantmaterial culturearchaeologyhistorical archaeologycultural history

Clusters of Iranian Loanwords in Talmudic Folklore: The Chapter of the Pious (B. Ta’anit 18B-26A) in Its Sasanian Context. Brown Judaic Studies (2018)

Jason Sion Mokhtarian

Clusters of Iranian Loanwords in Talmudic Folkore:. SBL Press eBooks (2018)

JASON MOKHTARIAN

general linguisticslatinlinguisticsiranian loanwordslevanthistorical linguisticsneologismslanguage documentationenglish languagecomparative grammar

Zoroastrian Polemics Against Judaism in the Doubt-Dispelling Exposition. (2018)

CivilizationsJason Mokhtarian

interdisciplinary historyintellectual historyreligious studieszoroastrian polemicscomparative religionphilosophy of religionreligious researchhistorical review

Excommunication in Jewish Babylonia: Comparing Bavli Mo‘Ed QaṭAn 14B–17B and the Aramaic Bowl Spells in a Sasanian Context. Harvard Theological Review (2015)

Jason Sion Mokhtarian

forbidden meatreligious studiesritualphilosophy of religionreligionother peoplephilosophyroman palestineclassics

Iranian Studies, Special Edition on “Religious Trends in Late Ancient and Early Islamic Iran.”. Volume 48.1 (2015)

Jason Sion MokhtarianDavid Bennett

civilizationshistoryislamic studiesearly islamic iranislamic thoughtreligious studiesiranian studiesmiddle eastern studiesreligionreligious researchorientalismlate ancientcultural history

Rabbis, Sorcerers, Kings, and Priests: The Culture of the Talmud in Ancient Iran. (2015)

Jason Sion Mokhtarian

historyreligious studiesbiblical studieslevantancient iranmiddle eastern studiesreligionreligious researchhistorical scholarshipreligious symbol

Empire and Authority in Sasanian Babylonia: The Rabbis and King Shapur in Dialogue. Jewish Studies Quarterly (2012)

Jason Sion Mokhtarian

A Judeo-Persian Translation of the Book of Esther (BibliothèQue Nationale De France Ms HéBreu 127).

Jason Sion Mokhtarian

world literaturetranslation studiesfrench studiescomparative literaturejudeo-persian translationbiblical studiesfrenchliterary historylevanthistorical scholarship

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