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Professor Dr Petra Sijpesteijn FBA

Social and cultural history of the medieval Near East; literacy and documentary cultures; transition from Late Antiquity to early Islam in the Eastern Mediterranean
A photo of Petra Sijpesteijn FBA. Photo credit: M. Reichmann.
Fellow type
International Fellow
Year elected
2024
Honours
FBA
Sections
Medieval Studies
Website
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/petra-sijpesteijn#tab-1

Current post

Leiden University Professor of Arabic

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