Dr. Maria Macuch

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Biography

Maria Macuch is a Professor at the Institute for Iranian Studies at Freie Universität Berlin. Her research focuses on various aspects of Pre-Islamic Iran, including languages, and religious, social, and legal history. She has critically analyzed Pahlavi legal documents and the evolution of Middle Persian legal terminology. Macuch has worked extensively on the reconstruction of the Sasanian legal system and its connections to Zoroastrian theology and jurisprudence. Her investigation extends to the influence of Zoroastrian/Sasanian law on Middle Eastern legal systems, including Christian, Jewish, Islamic, and Byzantine law. Furthermore, she has published multiple significant works on pre-Islamic Iranian literatures and classical Persian literature.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

— Present

Institut für Iranistik, Freie Universität Berlin • Berlin, Germany

Leading academic and research in Iranian Studies, focusing on legal history and pre-Islamic literature.

Requirements for Freie Universität Berlin

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:95
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree with 10 ECTS in Methods of Empirical Social Research 10 ECTS in International Relations 35 ECTS in Political and Administrative Sciences
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Transcript of Records
  • Proof of English proficiency (C1)
  • Proof of German proficiency (DSH-2)
  • Course descriptions for ECTS verification
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Department of Political and Social Sciences.