Iranian studies (Persian: ايرانشناسی Īrānšenāsī), also called to as Iranology and Iranistics, is the study of the civilization, history, literature, art and culture of Iranian peoples. It is a part of the Oriental studies.
In Iranology, there is also Persian studies. In Persian studies, one only studies the Persian language and literature. Iranology also studies the history of individual types of Iranian peoples, such as Azeris, Kurds, Lurs, Gilakis, Talysh, Tajiks, Pashtuns, Ossetians, Baluchis, Scythians, Sarmatians, Alans, Parthians, Sogdians, Bactrians, Khwarazmians, and Mazandaranis.
