Jalal Sattari (6 August 1931 – 31 July 2021) was an

Iranologist Iranian studies ( fa, ايران‌شناسی '), also referred to as Iranology and Iranistics, is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the research and study of the civilization, history, literature, art and culture of Iranian peoples. It ...

mythologist Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. Since "myth" is widely used to imply that a story is not objectively true, the identification of a narrat ...

, writer and translator. He undertook his university studies in Switzerland where he also got his PhD degree. Swiss psychologist

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was amongst his supervisors. Jalal Sattari wrote some 71 books on

anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of behavi ...

, mythology, and

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

Honours and awards

* Sattari was a member of the French

National Order of the Legion of Honor The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon B ...

for his dedication to cause of the culture during his 50-year career as cultural activist. * Order of Arts and Letters (Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) by the French Culture Ministry, 2005 * Davud Rashidi Award, 2018. * The Jalal Sattari Awards established in 2011 was named after him. The prize was created to recognize researchers of many nationalities who have worked to promote ritual and folk arts performances. * The book ''Sociology of Theater'' by Jean Duvignaud which he translated won ''The Book of the Year Award'' in 2015. According to IBNA, the book was nominated for the Performing Arts Award in the 32nd edition of the Book of the Year, but Sattari was unable to attend the ceremony held last week at the Organization of Islamic Conference Summit Hall in Tehran owing to age-related issues.

Death

* Sattari died on 31 July 2021, at age 89.

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Brief Biography of Jalal Sattari
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Iranian mythologist Jalal Sattari dies at 90

A Short Documentary Film about Jalal Sattari

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