Professor Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi, Senior Research Fellow at 国产视频 (IIS) and Director of Studies Emeritus in Religious Sciences at the in Paris, has received the .
About the award
The Academy鈥檚 Class of Letters and Moral and Political Sciences awarded the prize as part of its 2026 honours, which covers the period 2022鈥2025. Created in 2020, the international prize recognises research and publications in fields associated with Simone Van Riet. These fields include the history of philosophy and science in the medieval period, especially the Byzantine, Arabic and Arabo-Latin traditions.
Professor Amir-Moezzi received the award for his body of work. The Academy gave particular recognition to, which he co-edited with . published the volume in Paris in 2025. The award recognises his major contributions to Islamic religious thought, Shi士i intellectual traditions and the wider history of religions.
Professor Amir-Moezzi’s academic career
Professor Amir-Moezzi is Director of Studies Emeritus in Religious Sciences at the 脡cole Pratique des Hautes 脡tudes in Paris, where he served as Professor of Islamic Studies since 1992. He has held the chair of 鈥淓xegesis and Theology鈥, previously associated with Louis Massignon, Henry Corbin and Daniel Gimaret.
At IIS, Professor Amir-Moezzi serves as Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Academic Research. His scholarship focuses on Shi士i Imami theology, Islamic mysticism and classical Persian poetry.
Major publications
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