Aida Alavi is an archaeologist and art historian specialized in the post-medieval period. Holding a Ph.D. in Art History from Bordeaux-Montaigne University, her doctoral research examined magical objects in Safavid Iran (1501-1722) and their connection to the religious and courtly ideologies of the Safavid dynasty. Her research interests include magical objects and rituals, alongside working on manuscripts focusing on occult sciences and astrology. She completed an internship at the Islamic art department of the Louvre Museum, contributing to the “Inscribed Objects” database. Aida actively participated in the “Visualization and Material Cultures of the Heavens in Eurasia and North Africa (4000 BCE–1700 CE)” project at the Max Planck Institute of Science. She is currently a lecturer in Islamic Art at the Ecole du Louvre in Paris.
Aida Alavi is an archaeologist and art historian specialized in the post-medieval period. Holding a Ph.D. in Art History from Bordeaux-Montaigne University, her doctoral research examined magical objects in Safavid Iran (1501-1722) and their connection to the religious and courtly ideologies of the Safavid dynasty. Her research interests include magical objects and rituals, alongside working on manuscripts focusing on occult sciences and astrology. She completed an internship at the Islamic art department of the Louvre Museum, contributing to the “Inscribed Objects” database. Aida actively participated in the “Visualization and Material Cultures of the Heavens in Eurasia and North Africa (4000 BCE–1700 CE)” project at the Max Planck Institute of Science. She is currently a lecturer in Islamic Art at the Ecole du Louvre in Paris.