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Near Eastern Languages & Civilization - Spring Courses 

Submitted by Caterina Rost on February 26, 2016 - 11:10am
NEAR E 372 Modern Turkish Literature in Translation
NEAR E 372 Modern Turkish Literature in Translation

NEAR E 372 Modern Turkish Literature in Translation (3) VLPA

Covers major theoretical issues concerning Ottoman court literature and Turkish epic and troubadour poetry. Major writers and works of modern Turkish literature read and analyzed in their social, political, and theoretical contexts. Previous study of Turkish literature not required.
 

NEAR E 313 Ancient Technologies of the Near East (5) I&S

Introduction to ancient pyrotechnic technologies. Covers the laboratory methods used by modern archaeologists to study ancient ceramics, glass and metals, the methodologies behind the creation of these materials, and the invention of these technologies in the Near East, with brief comparisons with China and the New World.
 

NEAR E 314 The Archeology of Early Islam (5) I&S

Introduction to the archaeology of early Islam, from 632 to 1000 CE with the study of the rise (and occasional fall) of Islam in Arabia, Egypt, and Spain/Portugal through a survey of the local architecture and material culture. Students study key archaeological sites and histories of these regions
 
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