1,785 search results for “ancient arabic” in the Public website
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European Cultural Diplomacy and Arab Christians in Palestine, 1918–1948
This open access book investigates the transnationally connected history of Arab Christian communities in Palestine during the British Mandate (1918-1948) through the lens of the birth of cultural diplomacy.
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The impact of migration: Migrant-related change in the ancient Near East
This project aims at investigating the multidirectional effects of forced and voluntary forms of migration in the ancient Near East.
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Classics and Ancient Civilizations (research) (MA)
The Classics and Ancient Civilizations (Research) master's at Leiden University covers the entire range of present-day research on the civilisations of Greece and Rome, Egypt and the Ancient Near East.
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Disclosing Arabic Papyri from the Leiden University Library
Leiden University is famous for its library’s large collection of Oriental manuscripts. Part of this collection is a group of 104 Arabic documents written on papyrus and paper (Or. 8264 and 12885). These documents date from the 7th through 10th century CE and cover a wide range of subjects (private…
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The Materiality of Texts from Ancient Egypt
New Approaches to the Study of Textual Material from the Early Pharaonic to the Late Antique Period
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Ancient History Research Seminar December 2024
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
- Ancient History Research Seminars 2024-2025
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Peter Webb
Faculty of Humanities
p.a.webb@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1689
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The writing on the rocks: Thamidic and Arabia's linguistic past
This project aims to open up the pre-Islamic linguistic history of Arabia through the systematic study of the Thamudic inscriptions within a digital humanities framework.
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A war of words: What ancient Manchurian history does to Korea and China today
Why does the past elicit this intense activity in the present? What does the past mean for the present, and what does it do to it? A WAR OF WORDS will engage this complex of Chinese claims to Manchu-Korean ancient history, South Korean reactions, public discourse and cultural expression in both states,…
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Skin Deep? Reading the Surfaces of the Body in Ancient Greek Literature and Science
The skin has recently gained attention within body studies for its many specific cultural and social associations, in addition to its biology. This project aims to examine the different layers of meaning and the functions invested in the skin in ancient Greece: how did ancient Greek literary and medical…
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Ancient Egyptian Footwear: An Archeological Analysis
The wealth of shoes, sandals and other footwear from ancient Egypt is poorly understood due to lack of research. This is remarkable, because from the very beginning of Egypt’s long history footwear served practical as well as more spiritual purposes.
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A mosaic of scripts : Arabic script in Africa from a comparative perspective
Taught from primary school to the university level – where new courses on the globalization of the Arabic writing system have cropped up (Abdallah 2014) – the Arabic script, with all its orthographic peculiarities and multiple facets, continues to shape languages other than Arabic, their communities…
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CrossRoads: European cultural diplomacy and Arab Christians in Palestine. A connected history (1920-1950)
This project aims to revisit the relationship between the European cultural agenda and the local identity formation process, and social and religious transformations of Arab Christian communities in Palestine, when the British ruled via the Mandate. What was the role of culture in European policies…
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Arabic papyri shed new light on origins of Islam
Research on papyri has provided new insights into the history of the origins of Islam. Petra Sijpesteijns’s book,'Shaping a Muslim State', is based on these ancient Arabic letters and documents. Her new research on a Viennese collection of untranslated papyri is expected to produce more discoveries.
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The “White Dialect” of young Arabic speakers from Qassim (Saudi Arabia)
On the 8th of March, Bushra Alkhamees successfully defended a doctoral thesis. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Bushra on this achievement!
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Patterns of Paleomobility in the Ancient Antilles
Patterns of paleomobility in the Caribbean were studied through an inter-disciplinary approach using a combination of archaeological, osteological, mortuary, and isotopic data.
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Special Issue: Missions, Powers and Arabization in Social Sciences and Missions
This is a Special Issue of the peer-reviewed journal 'Social Sciences and Missions', which provides a forum for exploration of the social and political influence of Christian missions worldwide.
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The writing culture of ancient Dadan; a description and quantitative analysis of linguistics variation
Fokelien Kootstra defended her thesis on 23 April 2019
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The Legend of Saint Aūr and the Monastery of Naqlūn: The Copto-Arabic Texts
Clara ten Hacken defended her thesis on 16 December 2015
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Water Management in Ancient Mexico: Archaeological Heritage and Sustainable Development
This project investigates ancient water management of streams, springs and runoffs on the archaeological site of Monte Albán, Mexico, as a means to contribute with different stakeholders in the development of sustainable solutions to water problems today such as floods and scarcity.
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Classics and Ancient Civilizations (MA and Research MA)
Are you thinking about studying Classics and Ancient Civilizations? Learn more and watch the introduction video.
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Worlds full of signs: ancient Greek divination in context
This monograph by dr. Kim Beerden compares Greek divination to divinatory practices in Neo-Assyrian Mesopotamia and Republican Rome.
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Cosmological interpretation of architecture: cases from Ancient China and Mesoamerica
The civilizations of ancient China and Mesoamerica, although not historically related and obviously different in many specific aspects (such as language and writing), show many interesting commonalities and similar tendencies in their cultural manifestations.
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Framing the Conquest: Bactrian local rulers and Arab muslim domination of Bactria (31-128 AH/651-746 CE)
On Thursday 28 March 2024 Said Reza Huseini successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.
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Remarks on Swahili manuscripts in Arabic script : layout and orthography of the Utendi wa Yusuf
This article is aimed to shed light on the Swahili-‘Ajam ī manuscripts, focusing on the major Swahili classical genre: the
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Ronald Kon
Faculty of Humanities
r.e.kon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Knowledge Networks and Craft Traditions in the Ancient World
Material Crossovers
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Engaging Europe in the Arab World: European missionaries and humanitarianism in the Middle East (1850-1970)
From the mid-19th century until the 1970’s, the Middle East witnessed the presence of various European missionaries who played a fundamental role in the birth and the development of humanitarianism. Since these Christian missionaries were well integrated in the local Middle Eastern societies via their…
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New MOOC: The Cosmopolitan Medieval Arabic World
Did you know that Arabic was for centuries the lingua franca in an area stretching from the south of Spain to the Chinese border? And that the Middle East under Muslim rule was the world’s beating heart of trade, but also of science and scholarship? Want to learn more? Then sign up for the new MOOC…
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Experience, Narrative, and Criticism in Ancient Greece. Under the Spell of Stories
Experience, Narrative, and Criticism in Ancient Greece pursues a new approach to ancient Greek narrative beyond the taxonomies of structuralist narratologies.
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Fokelien Kootstra
Faculty of Humanities
f.kootstra@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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The restorations of the Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art Arabe in Egypt: "conservation" or "reinvention" of monuments?
Dina Ishak Bakhoum defended her thesis on 21 January 2021
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Hieroglyphs, Pseudo-Scripts and Alphabets: Their Use and Reception in Ancient Egypt and Neighbouring Regions
The Egyptian hieroglyphic script was exceptionally versatile, as becomes clear when studying its multiple uses both within Ancient Egypt and beyond its borders.
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Fixing history: Ancient cultural practices of stone sculpture in central Nicaragua
For three millennia, carved sculptures were ubiquitous among ancient peoples in the Americas. Sculpted in stone, metal or wood, they developed into the well-known totem poles, colossal Olmec heads, royal Maya stelae and golden Inca statues.
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The formation of Islam: The view from below
By examining the impact of Islam on the daily life of those living under its rule, the goal of this project is to understand the striking newness of Islamic society and its debt to the diverse cultures it superseded. Questions will be the extent, character, and ambition of Muslim state competency at…
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Maarja Seire
Faculty of Humanities
m.seire@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1707
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Cornelis van Tilburg
Faculty of Humanities
c.r.van.tilburg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2774
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Mariëtte Keuken
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
m.w.keuken@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2035
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Paul Beliën
Faculty of Humanities
p.a.m.belien@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Da Jin
Faculty of Humanities
d.jin@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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construction grammar approach to the semantics of Dutch ergens and Ancient Greek pou
In this dissertation, the types of context Dutch speakers need to interpret the poly-interpretable word ergens ‘somewhere/anywhere’ are studied.
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‘The ancient Egyptians were concerned with more than just death’
When we think about ancient Egypt, the first things that come to mind are usually mummies and sarcophagi. According to researcher and Rijksmuseum van Oudheden curator Lara Weiss, that impression is unjustified. She made an audio tour for the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden that focuses on living Egyptians…
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Descendants and Ancestors: A study of Arabic inscriptions from the Arabian Peninsula (1st-4th c. AH/7th-10th c. CE)
On the 20th of October Abdullah Alhatlani successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.
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tell us: on ancestor worship, law, social status and gender norms in Ancient Egypt
PhD defence
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Jürgen Zangenberg
Faculty of Humanities
j.k.zangenberg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2579
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The impact of Rome on cult places and religious practices in ancient Italy, BICS Supplement 132, London 2015
This publication of the School of Advanced Study of the University of London is one of the outcomes of the Landscapes of Early Roman Colonization project and the Colonial Rural Networks project (NWO, Dr. T.D. Stek). The volume, edited by Tesse Stek and prof. Gert-Jan Burgers of the Free University Amsterdam,…
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Greater focus on pre-Islamic heritage
War and terrorism overshadow interest in the pre-Islamic heritage of the Arabic peninsula. The new Leiden Centre for the Study of Ancient Arabia aims to make the general public more aware of the ancient history of this region.