The duty of Iranology: Iranian nation - state or the Iranian world (the formation of Iranology in the late 19th and early 20th century)

In East nationalism is known as a movement against imperialism and for self- protection. This movement influences the Iranian World – the World which had one cultural and political literature at least in urban societies and elites – and ties the concept of nation to concepts like race, language, territory and history. For nation- building, the Iranian World intellectuals uses new European scientific methods and knowledge. They find it more appropriate for their nation-states’ benefits. Applying new methods developed a new scientific literature that emerged the knowledge of Iranology. This article is used the archaeology of knowledge to study the texts, which introduced Iranian Studies at its early emergence. The hypothesis is even Iranology discourse in Iran is impressed by Orientalism archives, it is affected by the Iranian World’s political and social context. So Iranology appears when Iranian society interacts with modern changes in Iranian World and needs an Iranian identity. Then Iranology actuate Iranian cultural identity to a national cultural identity.