The Arabic Papyrology Webclass (Spring 2008): Early Letters
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will read an unpublished Arabic letter from eighth century Egypt.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
www.ori.uzh.ch. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Projekt Handel und Verkehr in Zentralasien: http://www.ori.uzh.ch/
research/centralasia/centralasiainfo.html
The Arabic Papyrology Database: www.ori.uzh.ch/apd
The Arabic Papyrology School: www.ori.uzh.ch/aps
The Arabic Papyrology Webclass: www.ori.uzh.ch/apw
