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34 results for "History and Culture of Islamic World"

34 results for "History and Culture of Islamic World"

Graduate

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NELC has three main fields, each comprising several subfields. Ancient Near Eastern Studies whose sub-fields include a. Akkadian and Sumerian Studies b. Archaeology of the Levant c. Armenian Studies d. Hebrew Bible/Old Testament e. Iranian Studies * f...

Khaled El-Rouayheb

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Khaled El-Rouayheb’s research interests include: the intellectual and cultural history of the Arabic-Islamic world in the Mamluk and early-Ottoman periods (1200-1800); the history of Arabic logic; Islamic theology and philosophy. He holds a BA in...

Histories and Cultures of Muslim Societies

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Histories and Cultures of Muslim Societies This program focuses on the histories, literatures, philosophy, religious thought, and legal institutions of Muslim societies. Its primary strength lies in the coverage of a broad range of fields of study in pre...

William A. Graham

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William A. Graham was a teaching faculty member of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences 1973-2018 and a member of the Faculty of Divinity 2002-2018. He served as Dean of Harvard Divinity School from 2002 to 2012, after which he returned to fulltime...

Gateway Courses

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Gateway courses will give you foundational training and exposure to the field in preparation for the more specialized advanced work that you will do in your chosen concentration pathway or secondary field. The department offers four secondary field...

Ali Asani (On Leave)

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Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Ali Asani is Murray A. Albertson Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures. He has served as the Director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard...

Undergraduate

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The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations introduces students to the ancient and modern peoples, languages, cultures, and societies of the Near and Middle East. Loosely defined as stretching from Morocco in the west to Iran and...

Undergraduate Program Overview

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The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations introduces students to the ancient and modern peoples, languages, cultures, and societies of the Near/Middle East. Loosely defined as stretching from Morocco in the west to Iran and Afghanistan in...

Armenian and East Christian Studies

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Photo courtesy Walters Art Museum This track focuses on the history, religion, literature, and material culture of Armenians and their relations to other East Christian traditions. It is expansive and interdisciplinary in scope, highlighting the...

Modern Heroines: Women in Classical Persian Literature

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This lecture focuses on the female characters who are at the centre of love poems written in Persian between the 10th and 15th centuries. I argue that these women, such as the ruthless Vis, the clever Shirin, the artful Fitna, the meticulous Layla, the...