The languages, religions and history of pre-Islamic Iran and Central Asia with special attention to Zoroastrianism; Ancient and Middle Iranian philology and linguistics
Robert Gleave's research interests are Islamic law; Shi’i Legal thought; Hermeneutics and legal theory in the Islamic intellectual history; and Muslim seminary studies.
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