Iranian thinker
Amirhossein Mahoozi
Amirhossein MahooziPersian Literature and MythologyIranianb. 1970
Life and Thought
Amirhossein Mahoozi is a scholar of Persian literature, a Shahnameh researcher, and a faculty member at Payame Noor University. After studying medicine, he returned to his principal interest, Persian literature, and earned a PhD in Persian Literature from the University of Tehran. His research focuses on the Shahnameh, Iranian myths, and the psychological analysis of mythological concepts in Persian literature.
Amirhossein Mahoozi was born in Tehran in 1970. He initially studied medicine and received his medical degree from Iran University of Medical Sciences in 1996. He subsequently pursued his intellectual and academic interests in Persian literature, earning a PhD in Persian Literature from the University of Tehran in 2008.
His main fields of study include classical Persian literature, Shahnameh studies, mythology, and the psychological analysis of mythological concepts in Iranian literary texts. His master’s research focused on the Shahnameh and the psychological analysis of its mythological concepts.
Mahoozi has taught Persian literature since 2008 and has served as a faculty member at Payame Noor University. He has also participated in cultural initiatives devoted to reviving Iranian history, mythology, and literature, and has contributed to organizing conferences on Rumi, Ferdowsi, and Hafez.
His works and studies include “Patterns of Father–Son Relationships in the Epic of the Shahnameh” and “A Study of Simile in Rumi’s Poetry in the Divan-e Shams.” The significance of his work lies in connecting literary readings of classical Persian texts with questions of identity, mythology, and the psychology of Iranian culture.