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Journal Features:

  • Journal Full Name: Asian Culture and Art Studies (Motaleat-e Farhang va Honare Asiya)
  • Website: https://asianculture-artstudies.ihcs.ac.ir/?lang=en
  • Electronic ISSN: 2716-9839
  • Place of Publication: Iran, Tehran
  • Publisher: Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
  • Scientific Management: Asian Cultural Documention Center
  • Initial publication year: 2022
  • Scientific Group: Humanities and Arts
  • Sub-Discipline: Interdisciplinary
  • Specialized Field: Culture and Art
  • The Specialization or Specialized Field of the Publication: Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies
  • Subject Area of ​​the Publication: History, Literature, Art, Architecture, Painting, Music, Cinema and Performing Arts, Visual and Decorative Arts, Handicrafts.
  • Journal Credit: Scientific (View details)
  • Journal Language: Persian (English Abstract)
  • Type of Articles: Research, Specialized, Promotion
  • Publication Schedule:Bi-Quarterly Scientific Journal 
  • Publication Type: Electronic
  • Costs for Reviewing and Publishing the Article: No
  • Type of Refereeing: At Least 2 Reviewers, Double-Blind Peer Review (View details)
  • Initial Screening Time: 10 Days
  • Refereeing Time: Minimum Three Months to Maximum Six Months
  • Acceptance Rate: 18%
  • Access to Articles: Free (Full Text)
  • Access and Publishing Policy: Open Access
  • Access Type: Open Access to PDF
  • Copyright: Creative Commons License CC-BY
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  • Email Address: asianculture.artstudies@gmail.com
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Research Paper
The Establishment of Iranian Civilization in Old Asia

Naser Takmil Homayun

Volume 3, Issue 2 , May 2025, Pages 1-16

https://doi.org/10.30465/acas.2025.16322.1021

Abstract
  Old Asia, as the largest continent of Earth, has been home to the earliest human communities who organized their ancient lives within diverse cultures. The inhabitants of Asian lands, through migration and interactions—often challenging—left profound influences on one another and were never ...  Read More

Research Paper .
Iran and Afghanistan Relations in "Sunless Refugee"

Zahra Hatami

Volume 3, Issue 2 , May 2025, Pages 17-34

https://doi.org/10.30465/acas.2025.51985.1184

Abstract
  This article attempts to analyze how Iranian hosts and Afghan refugees are represented in the literary work "Awar-e Bi-Khorshid" by Mohammad Hadi Mohammadi, using postcolonial theory. The main question of this study is: what messages are conveyed through the depiction of Afghan refugees in the narrative ...  Read More

Research Paper Art
Ashura Sounds: A Comparative Study of Mourning Music in Minab and Muscat

Babak Dehghani; Sima Saber Salaghi

Volume 3, Issue 2 , May 2025, Pages 33-64

https://doi.org/10.30465/acas.2025.51627.1183

Abstract
  As a fundamental element in the Shiite mourning rituals, Ashura music reflects the event of Karbala and manifests deep devotion to Imam Hussein (AS) and his loyal companions. This research, adopting an anthropological and sociological approach, conducts a comparative and analytical study of Ashura sounds ...  Read More

Research Paper Art
Analysis of The Vulnerability of Female Audiences in Iranian Cinema Based on The Theory of Epigenetics (A Case Study of Two Prominent Films of Iranian Cinema)

Fereshte Salarkarimi; Mohammad Ali Safoora; Amir Hasan Nedayei

Volume 3, Issue 2 , May 2025, Pages 65-95

https://doi.org/10.30465/acas.2025.45357.1170

Abstract
  Cinema has become the most popular and influential art form in the 20th century, knowing its influence on the audience, including the female audience, seems very important.  The new research conducted in the field of epigenetics confirms the profound effects on human personality.  Epigenetics ...  Read More

Research Paper Art
Learning Science According to the Narration of Writing and Calligraphy Hadiths

Kamyar Sedaghat Samarhosseini

Volume 3, Issue 2 , May 2025, Pages 97-115

https://doi.org/10.30465/acas.2023.28562.1088

Abstract
  The present article, with a structural approach, and by classification of hadiths assigned to Holiness Prophet Muhammad (S) and the Innocent Imams (A) on Writing and Calligraphy, considering historical periods of issuance of each hadith, is allocated to this question that what periods and processes of ...  Read More

Research Paper .
Comparison of the type of women's clothing in the Ottoman government and women in the Qajar government

Samaneh Asgari

Volume 3, Issue 2 , May 2025, Pages 117-137

https://doi.org/10.30465/acas.2025.41490.1159

Abstract
  Coverage is one of the topics that varies according to the geography and culture of each region. This issue has not only been affected by geography, but also by factors such as religion. Among the periods discussed among historians are the periods of the Qajar rule in Iran and the period of the fall ...  Read More

Research Paper .
Urban semiology and its role in explaining the urban identity of Tehran during the Qajar era

Zahra Alizadehbirjandi; mohaddeseh ziya

Volume 3, Issue 2 , May 2025, Pages 139-163

https://doi.org/10.30465/acas.2022.41701.1160

Abstract
  Cities, like humans, have independent and different identities. Urban identity includes the characteristics that distinguish a city from other cities. The issue of urban identity plays a key role not only in identifying cities but also in the process of identifying citizens and strengthening urban culture. ...  Read More

Research Paper .
Theoretical Expounding of the Role of Cultural Geography in Peacebuilding (Along with Some Examples)

Mahdi Karimi

Volume 3, Issue 2 , May 2025, Pages 165-189

https://doi.org/10.30465/acas.2025.51318.1182

Abstract
  Integrating insights from cultural geography into peacebuilding practices can significantly enhance their effectiveness. By focusing on these insights from cultural geography, peacebuilders can create communities that are not only resilient to conflicts but also thrive through diversity and cooperation. ...  Read More

Research Paper Art
An Analysis of Grotesque Elements in the Spatial and Characterization of Japanese Black Anime with Emphasis on Paprika Anime

Zahra Moghimi; Akram Ghasempour

Volume 3, Issue 2 , May 2025, Pages 191-216

https://doi.org/10.30465/acas.2025.50339.1179

Abstract
  Modern man in today’s crowded society and world is full of repressed desires and emotions. He is always trying to find a way to get out and eliminate his unpleasant feelings. For this reason, it is possible to turn to cases that are reprehensible in society and in terms of moral and human values, ...  Read More

Research Paper Art
Examining the Structure of Tiling and Inscriptions of Mosques of the Qajar Period from the Morphological Point of View, (Case Study: Nasir al-Molk Mosque in Shiraz)

Mitra Mansoori ardkapan; Mozhgan Raoufrahimi

Volume 3, Issue 2 , May 2025, Pages 217-242

https://doi.org/10.30465/acas.2025.48459.1175

Abstract
  A mosque is a place of worship and gathering of Muslims in Islamic cities, which usually has a high position among urban or rural elements. In Iran, tiles are used both for decoration and for building strength. In most cases, tile art is used in pattern decorations inspired by motifs and colors with ...  Read More

Research Paper .
Memory Politics and Migrant Identity: An Ethnography of the Collective Memory of Afghan Migrants in Iran

Hussein Mirzaei

Volume 3, Issue 2 , May 2025, Pages 243-277

https://doi.org/10.30465/acas.2025.51308.1181

Abstract
  The subject of migration, as a global phenomenon, not only has economic and social dimensions but also encompasses profound cultural and identity-related aspects. Afghan migrants in Iran, with shared experiences of war, migration, and life in the host country, have formed a collective identity influenced ...  Read More

Research Paper
Ashura Khaneh Kingdom

MOHAMMAD REZA NIYATI

Volume 3, Issue 2 , May 2025, Pages 279-297

https://doi.org/10.30465/acas.2025.31311.1113

Abstract
  The sultans of Qutb Shahi ruled in Deccan from 1518 to 1687. Its founder was Sultan Mohammad Qoli qutb Shah. After the establishment of the Safavid state in Iran, they officially declared themselves Shiites, and Sultan Mohammad removed the sermon in the name of the caliphs and recited the sermon in the ...  Read More

An anthropological study of economic strategies of Afghan immigrants in quotidian life
Volume 1, Issue 1 , March 2022, , Pages 297-334

https://doi.org/10.30465/acas.2019.2886

Abstract
  Iran has hosted the largest population of refugees, mostly from Afghanistan and Iraq, for the last few years. Now, after Pakistan, is the second host country of Afghan refugees. History of the presence of Afghan refugees in Iran for more than three decades has necessitated the study of different aspects ...  Read More

A Comparative Study of the Clothing style of Royal and Noble Ladies in Safavid and Ottoman Period
Volume 1, Issue 1 , March 2022, , Pages 255-278

https://doi.org/10.30465/acas.2019.2696

Abstract
  In this study, we intend to make a comparative study of women's clothing in the reign of Safavid in Iran and the Ottoman Empire. Because of the long period of this government and to have a closer look at this issue, we limit ourselves to the reign of Shah Isma'il I to Shah Abbas II, which is coincided ...  Read More

The impact of cinema and Japanese myths on Anime Naruto
Volume 1, Issue 1 , March 2022, , Pages 209-234

https://doi.org/10.30465/acas.2019.2885

Abstract
  Myths have such a special place in people’s thoughts and beliefs that by which one can promote a way of thought among people and sometimes dispatch a way of thought into oblivion. In line with this, Japanese writers and artists have successfully included such a goal in their dramatic and visual ...  Read More

Study of aspect of Symbolic and Signs of Cinematic Film the color of Pomegranate directed by Sergei Parajanov
Volume 2, Issue 2 , March 2023, , Pages 25-41

https://doi.org/10.30465/acas.2020.4217

Abstract
  The present article tries to study the analytical and cognitive symbol of the color of pomegranate film, a work of Russian-Armenian director Sergei Parajanov from the point of view of symbolic anthropology. Symbolic anthropology, which has been created along the lines of the 1970s and with the efforts ...  Read More

The geography of Caucasus, the surviving almanac of Naseri era
Volume 1, Issue 1 , March 2022, , Pages 295-315

https://doi.org/10.30465/acas.2019.2880

Abstract
  The geography of Caucasus is the name of an exclusive manuscript that Martiros Daudkhanov, the Russian language teacher of Dar-ol-fonun and the translator of Governmental publications, finished its translation from Russian to Persian in Jumada Al-Awwal 1287 AH. This manuscript includes not only ...  Read More

Research Paper
Japanese Cinema and the Rethinking of Alternative Political Order: Sanshō the Bailiff and Biopolitical Resistance

Poriya Chehardehi; Abbas Manoochehri; Seyedmohsen Alavipour

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 07 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.30465/acas.2025.52042.1186

Abstract
  The relationship between cinema and politics is one of the central axes of reflection in contemporary thought—particularly when art is conceived not merely as a representation of reality, but as a space for the cultivation of political ideas and the emergence of new emancipatory subjectivities. ...  Read More

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