Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Salam Rassi (CANCELLED) In brief Guest speaker - Dr Salam Rassi (School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh) Title - An Arabic Treatise on Alchemy and its Multireligious Transmission: Pseudo-Aristotle's Epistle on the Craft Format - Talk, Q&A and reception Please note - this event has now been cancelled. Sorry for any inconvenience caused. About the speaker Dr Salam Rassi completed a PhD in Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford, then went on to become a Mellon Foundation postdoctoral fellow at the American University of Beirut. He has also worked as a cataloguer of Syriac and Arabic manuscripts at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library and was a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at Oxford. Salam's main area of research is Christian-Muslim interactions across theology, philosophy, and literature. He primarily researches the religious, intellectual, and social history of medieval Christian communities in Muslim-ruled lands. His interests cover a broad range of topics within the study of Christian-Muslim relations. These include historical theology, philosophy, history of science, and literature. He also works extensively with Arabic and Syriac manuscripts, since many of the works he studies have yet to receive modern editions and translations. About the seminar series Each semester, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES) welcomes a fantastic range of guest speakers, PhD students and colleagues from across the University to present a seminar on their research. This semester, the series focuses on the many different people, disciplines and Schools engaged in research in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Edinburgh, and on their work in progress. How to join Events are free and everyone is welcome. No booking is required. All talks are followed by a reception. Are you interested in studying with us? We are the only university in Scotland to offer courses in the Muslim world's three main languages, placing Arabic, Persian and Turkish in the context of history, literature, culture, religion and politics, past and present. Choose from a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, including PhD programmes. Find out more about Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Edinburgh Nov 28 2023 13.00 - 14.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Salam Rassi (CANCELLED) Join us on campus for a seminar by Dr Salam Rassi (School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh) on alchemy and its transmission through multiple religions, and how that relates to Arabic culture. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Salam Rassi (CANCELLED) In brief Guest speaker - Dr Salam Rassi (School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh) Title - An Arabic Treatise on Alchemy and its Multireligious Transmission: Pseudo-Aristotle's Epistle on the Craft Format - Talk, Q&A and reception Please note - this event has now been cancelled. Sorry for any inconvenience caused. About the speaker Dr Salam Rassi completed a PhD in Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford, then went on to become a Mellon Foundation postdoctoral fellow at the American University of Beirut. He has also worked as a cataloguer of Syriac and Arabic manuscripts at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library and was a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at Oxford. Salam's main area of research is Christian-Muslim interactions across theology, philosophy, and literature. He primarily researches the religious, intellectual, and social history of medieval Christian communities in Muslim-ruled lands. His interests cover a broad range of topics within the study of Christian-Muslim relations. These include historical theology, philosophy, history of science, and literature. He also works extensively with Arabic and Syriac manuscripts, since many of the works he studies have yet to receive modern editions and translations. About the seminar series Each semester, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES) welcomes a fantastic range of guest speakers, PhD students and colleagues from across the University to present a seminar on their research. This semester, the series focuses on the many different people, disciplines and Schools engaged in research in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Edinburgh, and on their work in progress. How to join Events are free and everyone is welcome. No booking is required. All talks are followed by a reception. Are you interested in studying with us? We are the only university in Scotland to offer courses in the Muslim world's three main languages, placing Arabic, Persian and Turkish in the context of history, literature, culture, religion and politics, past and present. Choose from a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, including PhD programmes. Find out more about Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Edinburgh Nov 28 2023 13.00 - 14.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Salam Rassi (CANCELLED) Join us on campus for a seminar by Dr Salam Rassi (School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh) on alchemy and its transmission through multiple religions, and how that relates to Arabic culture. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
Nov 28 2023 13.00 - 14.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Salam Rassi (CANCELLED) Join us on campus for a seminar by Dr Salam Rassi (School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh) on alchemy and its transmission through multiple religions, and how that relates to Arabic culture.
