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Richard Payne

Associate Professor of History, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, the Oriental Institute, and the College Richard Payne

Area of Study

Department of History

Richard Payne

Associate Professor of History, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, the Oriental Institute, and the College

Richard Payne specializes in Persian and Islamic history, the Sasanian Empire, and late antiquity. He is currently at work on the role of Zoroastrian religious institutions and the intersection of ideological and material dimensions in Iranian history.

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