2,591 search results for “intellectual islamic history” in the Public website
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Primitivism and architectural theory
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Legal History
Historical evolution law
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Introduction to Medieval Europe 300–1500, Third Edition
Introduction to Medieval Europe 300–1500 provides a comprehensive survey of this complex and varied formative period of European history, covering themes as diverse as barbarian migrations, the impact of Christianisation, the formation of nations and states, the emergence of an expansionist commercial…
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Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists Embrace and Mimic Islamic State’s Use of Emerging Technologies
This report concerns itself with terrorist technical innovation, particularly with regards to terrorists’ incorporation of emerging technologies into their practices. More specifically, it investigates, through the elaboration of a theoretical learning framework, how terrorist groups can adopt the practices…
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Histories Connected
Histories Connected seeks to explore social, cultural, and political issues that connect people of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Europe throughout different periods of time.
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Dennie Oude Nijhuis
Faculty of Humanities
d.m.oude-nijhuis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2734
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Carolien Boender
Faculty of Humanities
c.boender@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Juliette Roding
Faculty of Humanities
j.g.roding@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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History Painting
Rembrandt experts have been puzzling over this painting from 1626 for years. The work may have been commissioned by someone from University circles and may depict a judgment. It can be seen at Gravensteen, a building that served as a prison between 1463 and 1955. This historical building later became…
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Alexander Odle
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
r.t.odle@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Willem Leppink
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
w.j.h.leppink@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marion Pluskota
Faculty of Humanities
m.pluskota@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8568
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Jeannette Kamp
Faculty of Humanities
j.m.kamp@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2723
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Teachers and lecturers broaden their perspective of Islam
Islam can be a difficult or sensitive subject to discuss with pupils, regardless whether they are Muslim. Fourteen secondary-school teachers and university lecturers went on a fact-finding trip to Morocco accompanied by experts from NIMAR (the Netherlands Institute in Morocco). What did they learn from…
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Vineet Thakur
Faculty of Humanities
v.thakur@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1256
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Jiyan Qiao
Faculty of Humanities
j.qiao@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2977
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The Politics of Heritage in Indonesia. A Cultural History
This study offers a new approach to the history of sites, archaeology, and heritage formation in Asia, at both the local and the trans-regional levels.
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Feminist fatwas of female Islamic scholars
It matters a lot whether a fatwa is given by a female or male Islamic scholar, discovered doctoral student Nor Ismah.
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Professorial Families in German-speaking Europe, 1860-1930
How was the Scholarly Self cultivated in professorial families of the humanities, in German-speaking Europe between 1860 and 1930?
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NISIS publication: Islamic Studies in the Twenty-first Century
This month, the NISIS publication “Islamic Studies in the Twenty-first Century: Transformations and Continuities” was published by Amsterdam University Press. This volume brings together contributions of various speakers at past NISIS Autumn Schools, providing an overview of important issues in the…
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Helen Steele
Faculty of Humanities
h.l.steele@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Anita van Dissel
Faculty of Humanities
a.m.c.van.dissel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2760
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Jeroen Touwen
Faculty of Humanities
l.j.touwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6416
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Apocalypse Now: Connected Histories of Eschatological Movements from Moscow to Cusco, 15th-18th Centuries
Eschatology played a central role in both politics and society throughout the early modern period. It inspired people to strive for social and political change, including sometimes by violent means, and prompted in return strong reactions against their religious activism.
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Our history
As an educational and research institution Leiden University is seeking to understand its own relationship with the colonial and slavery past.
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History
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A History of Alorese (Austronesian): Combining linguistics and oral history
On the 16th of February, Yunus Sulistyono successfully defended a doctoral thesis. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Yunus on this achievement!
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A history of Alorese (Austronesian) combining linguistic and oral history
On the 16th of February 2022 Mr. Yunus Sulistyono successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.
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Herman Paul
Faculty of Humanities
h.j.paul@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2757
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Qur'ans of the Umayyads
A First Overview
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Islam and citizenship in the classroom
Islam has a rich and fascinating history, but if you talk about it in the classroom, all kinds of opinions and emotions come up. 'How do I incorporate these responses into my lessons?' The Netherlands Institute in Morocco is organising a study trip on ‘Islam and Citizenship’. Fourteen teachers from…
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Ancient History (MA)
Leiden University's master’s programme in Ancient History is your opportunity to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the history of the Greek and Roman periods, with a focus on the mentality and social and economic history of the period between 400 B.C. and 400 A.D.
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PhD Programme
PhD Programme of the Institute for History
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About
History is being taught at Leiden University since the days of Justus Lipsius [1547-1606]. In 1860, following the appointment of Robert Fruin as Leiden professor of Dutch History, modern historical investigation started in the Netherlands.
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Staff
The academic staff of the Leiden University Institute for History.
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Papyri: the written residue of daily life during the formative period of Islam
How did people experience Islam on a day-to-day basis in the early centuries of Islam? That's where the papyri come in, says professor of Arabic Petra Sijpesteijn in the fourth video of the Leiden | Islam interview series.
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Marlisa den Hartog
Faculty of Humanities
m.i.den.hartog@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2733
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Rens Tacoma
Faculty of Humanities
l.e.tacoma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2632
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Leo Lucassen
Faculty of Humanities
l.a.c.j.lucassen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2724
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On Composition in Herodian’s History of the Roman Emperors
In the History of the Roman Emperors, what does Herodian’s method of composition consist of and how does it relate to his writing intention, particularly in terms of political and moral idea(l)s?
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The scholarly self: character, habit, and virtue in the humanities, 1860-1930
Why did 'character', 'habit', and 'virtue' serve as key terms in late 19th and early 20th-century scholarly correspondences, biographies, and obituaries? Why did scholars around 1900 display so much interest in the working habits and character traits of what they called the 'scholarly self'?
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Contact
Contact the Leiden University Institute for History.
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The Social History of Labor in the Iranian Oil Industry
This dissertation studies the formation of the wage laboring class in the Iranian oil industry during the first decades of the 20th century.
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Research
The combination of global questions and a wide range of local sources characterizes the Leiden University Institute for History.
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Education
The Leiden University Institute for History has a wide-ranging academic scope unique for the Netherlands. This is directly reflected in the participation of her staff in various Master's and Bachelor's programmes at Leiden University.
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About the programme
The Master History (study load 60 EC) offers you the chance to determine a study based on your own particular interests and ambitions.
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Art History (BA)
Troughout the ages, art has always had a large impact, from the first cave drawings until modern art forms. In the Bachelor's programme Art History at Leiden University you will not just get to know art from the Netherlands and Europe, but also from North-America, Asia and Africa. Study art from the…
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The House of Orange-Nassau and Colonial History
At the initiative and expense of His Royal Highness King Willem-Alexander, Leiden University will be conducting a study of the role of the House of Orange-Nassau in Dutch colonial history. The project will run from 2023 to 2026.
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Leiden Conversations in History
Leiden University has been an attractive destination for scholars ever since 1575. In the wake of the recent pandemic, our staff members welcome international colleagues to campus again to discuss issues from the past, and how we should presently understand the past. ‘Leiden Conversations in History’…