The Arabic Papyrology Webclass: Early Letters - Spring semester 2008, 18th of February - 26th of May, 2008

During the last years, there has been a heated debate about how far we should trust the literary sources on Umayyad and Early Abbasid history. Alternatively, we might use original letters preserved from that time. In this on-line webclass, each week (or two weeks), we will read an unpublished Arabic letter from eighth century Egypt.

Dates: Spring semester 2008, 18th of February - 26th of May, 2008, Mondays, 12-14 h (Swiss time, time might be changed).

Participants: MA and PhD students in Arabic and Islamic studies, scholars interested in Arabic documents, persons in charge of Arabic manuscript collections, etc. Requirements: a computer (download of two plug-ins); internet access; earphones; microphone (internal or external). Communication will be through your browser. No installation of applications or special fonts. You will be sent a scan of each letter in advance. Estimated time for preparation: 1-2 hours/week. Teaching language: German or English, depending on participants.
Fees: CHF 250.- (scholarships on request).

Further information and registration: http://www.ori.uzh.ch/apw.

Deadline for registration: 4th of February, 2008.

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Prof. Dr. Andreas Kaplony
Orientalisches Seminar, Universität Zürich
Wiesenstrasse 9, Büro H-05, CH-8008 Zürich
Tel. 0(041)44 634 07 36, Fax 0(041)44 634 36 92
kaplony@oriental.uzh.ch

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The Arabic Papyrology Database
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