Near Eastern Studies

Middle Eastern Manuscript Traditions (MEMaT) is a multidisciplinary project which aims at studying various aspects of manuscript production, utilization, and transmission history. The project is a collaboration between Sabine Schmidtke (IAS) and Geo...

Date: November 12-13, 2021

Convenors:

Hans-Jürgen Becker (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)

Kinga Dévényi (Corvinus University of Budapest, and The Oriental Collection of the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences)

Sebastian Günther...

The IAS Ethiopian Studies Series is convened by Suzanne Akbari (IAS), Aaron Butts (CUA/IAS), Samantha L. Kelly (Rutgers U/IAS), Sabine Schmidtke (IAS)
 

The astral sciences and early cultures: why do we study them, and how do we share our interest with the public. Alexander Jones (ISAW, NYU) in conversation with Sonja Brentjes (IAS, MPIWG). Alexander Jones will present a brief survey on his...

NES seminars meeting from 12:00 to 1:30 pm, West Seminar room.

October 2: NES Seminar, Tatars of the Sudan: Place, Race, and Power in Ibn Saʿīd’s Kitāb al-jughrāfiyā, Hannah Barker (School of Historical Studies, IAS and Arizona State University)...