Arabic Documents Referring to Jerusalem (spring term 2018)

Although literary sources provide a very rich image of Muslim Jerusalem (7th-16th centuries), they mostly focus on religious buildings and feasts. In contrast to this, papyri and papers have a clear interest in routine economy. In order to understand how markets and main streets worked; what houses and garden looked like; where food and water came from; how immigrants and residents interacted, etc., we will combine both.

In this webinar, we will read (mostly published) documents and discuss recents scholarship. Documents to be read and papers to be discussed will be made accessible in advance.

The syllabus will be made available to the participants by the lecturer.

Readings for this webinar:

Asali, Kamil J. (ed.). 1997. Jerusalem in History: 3,000 B.C. to the Present Day. 2nd edition London/New York: Kegan Paul.

Burgoyne, Michael Hamilton. 1987. Mamluk Jerusalem: An Architectural Study, with Additional Historical Research by D[onald] S. Richards. Jerusalem: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem/World of Islam Festical Trust.

Gil, Moshe. 1983. Palestine During the First Muslim Period (634-1099) (Hebrew). Publications of the Diaspora Research Institute, vol. 41; 57; 58. 3 vol. Tel Aviv: Tel Aviv University.

Gil, Moshe. 1992/Reprint 1997. A History of Palestine, 634-1099. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Grabar, Oleg and Benjamin Z. Kedar (ed.). 2009. Where Heaven and Earth Meet: Jerusalem’s Sacred Esplanade. Jerusalem: Yad Ben-Zvi Press/Austin: University of Texas Press.

Hawari, Mahmoud K.. 2007. Ayyubid Jerusalem (1187-1250): An Architectural and Archaeological Study. BAR International Series, vol. 1628. London: Archaeopress.

Hillenbrand, Robert and Sylvia Auld. 2000. Ottoman Jerusalem: The Living City: 1517-1917. Architectural Survey by Yusuf Natsheh. 2 vol. London: World of Islam Festival Trust.

Hillenbrand, Robert and Sylvia Auld. 2009. Ayyubid Jerusalem: The Holy City in Context 1187-1250. London: Altajir Trust.

Kaplony, Andreas. 2002. The Ḥaram of Jerusalem (324-1099): Temple, Friday Mosque, Area of Spiritual Power. Freiburger Islamstudien, vol. 22. Stuttgart: Steiner.

Müller, Christian. 2013. Der Kadi und seine Zeugen: Studie der mamlukischen Ḥaram-Dokumente aus Jerusalem. Abhandlungen für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, vol. 85. Wiesbaden: Steiner.

This webinar is open to MA and PhD students in Arabic and Near Eastern Studies, scholars interested in Arabic documents, persons in charge of Arabic manuscript collection, etc.

For further information and registration, please writen an informal message to andreas.kaplony"AT"lmu.de. Give name, academic affiliation, current position and interest. Register until April 6, 2018. 

Students need a computer (download), internet access, and a headset. Technical problems showing up during the semester that prevent a student from attending the class are subject to his or her own responsibility; therefore, missed classes will not be substituted. However, if a technical event prevents all students from participating, the class will be substituted. New participants will have a personal preparatory meeting, to adjust technical assets.

For this webinar, a fee of 250 Euro or equivalent amount of working time is charged. Fees are expected to be paid before the semester starts. No fees for students of Near and Middle Eastern Studies at LMU München, Universität Bonn, Universität Hamburg, and the Bard Graduate Center New York.

A certificate of participation will be given if the student has attended at least ten meetings and if he or she has met the expectances as defined at the beginning of the semester.

For further information, please visit wesite of The Arabic Papyrology Webclass.