Richard Foltz

Richard C. Foltz ( born April 19, 1961) is a Canadian scientist who has specialized in the history of Iranian civilization. He has a PhD in Middle East history from Harvard University. He taught already at Kuwait University, Brown University, Columbia University and the University of Florida. He is currently a professor at Concordia University in Montreal.

Foltz emphasizes the importance of Iranian civilization in world history, particularly in the area of religion. He has also written about environmental ethics and animal rights, especially in Muslim contexts.

Writings

• Religions of Iran: From Prehistory to the Present, London: Oneworld Publications, 2013.
• Religions of the Silk Road: premodern patterns of Globalization, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 1999; 2nd edition, 2010.
• Animals in Islamic Tradition and Muslim Cultures, Oxford: Oneworld, 2006.
• Mughal India and Central Asia, Karachi: Oxford University Press, 1998.

Publications in German

• The internationalization of Islam, MSN Encarta.
• The religion and trade by land to Asia, MSN Encarta.