Series
Leiden Lectures on Arabic Language and Culture
To celebrate Leiden's long and deep tradition in Arabic studies, LUCIS has organised the Leiden Lectures on Arabic Language and Culture since 2013.
2013-2015
- Geert Jan van Gelder: “Antidotes and Anecdotes: A Literary History of Medicine from 13th-Century Syria” (8 October 2015).
- James Montgomery: “On Hedgehogs, Foxes and Magpies, and Why the World Should Read Classical Arabic Poetry” (12 February 2015).
- Petra Sijpesteijn: “The Wisdom of the Arabs. Four Hundred Years of Cross-Cultural Engagement” (4 February 2013).
These three lectures have been compiled into one publication, entitled Wit and Wisdom in Classical Arabic Literature.
Programme
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900 Years Of Trickery: al-Hariri from Leiden to Los Angeles
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Where Have All Those Books Gone? Translocation and Provenance in Studying Medieval Middle Eastern Writerly Cultures
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Feelings Matter: Emotions in Medieval Arabic
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A Forgotten Heyday of Arabic Culture: Literary Life in Mamluk Syria and Egypt (1250-1517 CE)
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Modernity in the Ninth Century: the Controversy around Abū Tammām