Back فارسيفليا Arabic Farspərəstlik Azerbaijani Περσοφιλία Greek Persofilia Spanish ایراندوستی Persian Iranophilie French Iranofil Swedish 親波斯 Chinese
Persophilia is the feeling or expression of interest in, respect for, and appreciation of Persians on the part of a non-Persian. It is signified by a non-Persian individual's fondness for Persian history, Persian culture, and the Persian language, among other phenomena. The earliest use of the word may have been by the Royal Numismatic Society of the United Kingdom in 1838;[1] it referred to a king of Marium, in modern-day Cyprus. The opposite of Persophilia is anti-Persian sentiment.[2]
- ^ Wertheimer, Londres (1838). The Numismatic Chronicle. Royal Numismatic Society. Online Version
- ^ Ram, H. (2009): Iranophobia: The Logic of an Israeli Obsession, Stanford University Press, ISBN 9780804760676