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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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Professor William Courtenay FBA

Medieval intellectual history; medieval philosophy & theology; history of medieval universities, notably Oxford & Paris; paleography & codicology

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Professor David L. d'Avray FBA

Social Theory; Early Modern History; Religious Studies; Medieval History - Medieval Studies

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Professor John Gillingham FBA

Medieval history: narrative sources, primarily in north-western Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries, as evidence for the perceptions and values that shaped war and politics.

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