Faculty

AOKI Takeshi

Research Keywords：
Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, Islam, Middle Persian, New Persian

Degrees	Ph.D. (Literature), Tokyo University (2003) M.A. (Literature), Tokyo University (1998) B.A. (Literature), Tokyo University (1996)
Selected Professional Experiences	Part-time Lecturer, Waseda University (2009-) Part-time Lecturer, St. Paul's University (2010-) Part-time Lecturer, Senshu University (2011-17)
Research Fields	Iranology, Islamic Studies
Major Publications	"The Transformation of Zoroastrian Messianism in Mughal India－from the Advent of Zoroastrian Holy Emperor to the Change of Zoroastrianism－," in Orient, vol.37, Tokyo, 2002. "A Study of Zurvanite Zoroastrianism: An Edition of ‘Ulamā-ye Islām of Another Version (UI-2) and its Long Quotation of a Book of Āzar Kayvān School," in Researches on the Three Foreign Religions ––Papers in Honour for Prof. Lin Wushu "Zoroastrianism in the Far East" in The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Study of Zoroastrianism, London: Blackwell, 2015. "A Zoroastrian Refutation of the Mu’tazilite Theology, with an Edition of ‘Ulama-ye Islam," in Journal of Central Eastern Studies (Seoul National University), vol.4, Seoul, 2016. "A Study of Zoroastrian Zurvan Myth in the Context of Islamic Thought, with an Edition and Translation of ‘Ulamā-ye Islām from the Rivāyat of Kāma Bohra (UI-KB)," in Journal of the K. R. Cama Oriental Institute, Mumbai, 2021. (forthcoming).
Academic Organizations	Japanese Association for Religious Studies The Society for Near Eastern Studies in Japan