I am an independent scholar specializing in Iranology. My research centers on the formation of Iranian intellectual history as reflected in Pahlavi texts and the Zoroastrian theological tradition. Within this framework, I explore how ideas of God, being, humanity, and the cosmos were articulated in Zoroastrian thought, and how notions such as good and evil, time, and creation were conceived—tracing their linguistic, conceptual, and metaphysical dimensions.
A major focus of my work is the intellectual encounter between Zoroastrian theology and Islamic thought, particularly within the disciplines of Kalām and philosophy. Through comparative studies of themes such as destiny, divine justice, creation, time, and cosmology, I examine how these encounters unfolded in the late antique and medieval periods. My aim is to trace both the continuities and divergences between the two traditions within their philological and intellectual contexts—grasping the threads of shared metaphysical questions and the transformations they underwent across religious and linguistic boundaries.
My approach combines philological precision with historical and philosophical inquiry, while also seeking to bridge textual interpretation with the silent testimony of archaeology. I regard the Pahlavi corpus not merely as a language but as the living memory of a civilization. To read these texts is to uncover the layered world of meanings that a people has built over centuries—an encounter with the deep structure of human thought itself.
Alongside my academic work, I am also a poet. I have published two poetry collections in which I strive to shape my own poetic imagery and voice. For me, poetry is not simply a form of expression but a space where thought is reconstituted through intuition. I treat language not as a mere instrument of communication but as a field in which meaning reveals its hidden dimensions. At times, the concepts I explore in my research find another kind of life in my poems; scholarship and poetry flow together like twin streams feeding the same source, where reflection and aesthetics converge.
On this website, I share not only my academic writings but also reflections on Iranian culture, essays on literature and intellectual history, and glimpses into my poetic world.
For me, Iranology is not merely a study of the past—it is an ongoing attempt to carry the geography of thought into the present, to renew the ancient bond between humanity, meaning, and truth. Through both words and silences, I seek to make language itself a vessel of knowledge and intuition.
This website is independently written and maintained by Oğuzhan Özoğlu, an independent scholar specializing in Iranology and the intellectual history of the Iranian world. It operates as a non-commercial educational and research platform dedicated to the study of Iranian thought, Pahlavi literature, and Zoroastrian theology. All content published here is original and authored by the site owner unless otherwise stated.
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