290 search results for “middle eastern literary” in the Library website
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Podcasts
In the UBL podcast Leiden University lecturers, professors and other experts talk about their research based on items from the Special Collections.
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Collections
The special collections of Leiden University Libraries offer access to worldwide known valuable, rare, and unique materials. The collections are actively complemented and made accessible for research and education.
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Peter LiebregtsFaculty of Humanities
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Purchased with support from the Friends
As a Friend, you contribute to the acquisition, digitisation and restoration of important objects.
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Anouk van Vliet
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Russian and Eurasian Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for Research in Russian and Eurasian Studies
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Ilios WillemarsFaculty of Humanities
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Cristiana StravaFaculty of Humanities
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Ruth ClemensFaculty of Humanities
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Aritri DuttaFaculty of Humanities
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Collections
The UBL develop collections which support the needs of faculty and students of the University.
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New English translation of Huizinga’s Autumntide of the Middle Ages (Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen)
Leiden University Press presents a new now unabridged, richly illustrated edition of Huizinga's famous study of forms of life and thought of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries in France and the Low Countries.
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Honorary doctorate for Arabist Beatrice Gründler
Beatrice Gründler, professor of Arabic Language and Literature at the Freie Universität Berlin, will receive an honorary doctorate in Oriental Manuscript Studies from Leiden University.
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Emmanuelle RadarFaculty of Humanities
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Lieke SmitsFaculty of Humanities
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Igor BoogFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mohamed MuseFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Liesbeth MinnaardFaculty of Humanities
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Peace in the Middle East? Students seek solutions in Peace Academy
Finding solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the not-inconsiderable task of the new Peace Academy in The Hague. Professor Maurits Berger and twelve students from different conflict zones are starting a creative thinking process that aims to discover the basic conditions for peace in the…
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Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
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Ivo SmitsFaculty of Humanities
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Masoud KianiFaculty of Humanities
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Nike van HeldenFaculty of Humanities
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Ancient Near East Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Ancient Near East Studies. Last update: October 2020
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Hans Oversloot
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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German Language and Culture
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in German language and culture.
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Palestine and Israel
This subject guide is a work in progress, aimed to provide access to relevant academic works and online resources on Palestine and Israel, as well as, documentaries, films, and literature to familiarize yourself with the complexities of the conflict.
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Edwin de VetteFaculty of Humanities
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Jiyan IlbrinkFaculty of Humanities
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Antoaneta DimitrovaFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Mathijs PetersFaculty of Humanities
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Seda GürkanFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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International Studies
This Subject Guide will provide you with an overview of useful databases and online resources available within and outside the University Library. This subject guide is your starting point, aiding you in finding sources for any research field within the field of International Studies and International…
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English Language and Culture
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in English language and culture.
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Raafat Shamieh
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Thijs PorckFaculty of Humanities
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Podcast: The Tragic Fate of Egyptologist Herta Mohr
Leiden University recently named a new building for Egyptologist Herta Mohr. But who was she?
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Podcast: Ancient cuneiform tablets reveal their secrets
Leiden scholars study clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia. But what exactly does the cuneiform script say?
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Podcast: an introduction to the Persian Book of Kings
How did the mythical kings of ancient Persia live? In this podcast, we delve into the Shahnameh, also known as the Book of Kings.
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Library organisation
Leiden University has several library locations. These libraries are part of one organisation: Leiden University Libraries (UBL). The UBL includes the University Library, the Social and Behavioural Sciences Library, the Law Library, the Science Library, the Asian Library, the Middle Eastern Library, the African…
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Borrow
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) owns over 5 million paper materials. Loanable items can be picked up and returned at the UBL library location of your choice.
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Research suggestions
The research suggestions below may be suitable for a bachelor's or master's thesis or can be used as additional source material in ongoing research.
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Letters
According to a rough estimate the western manuscripts collections and (private) archives contain some 500,000 letters, of which over 300,000 are catalogued. The letters kept in the University archives are not catalogued; the same holds for most letters kept in the oriental collections. They can be found…
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Yemen Amsterdam Library now available
The Yemen Amsterdam Library, or Maktabat al-Yaman al-Amstirdāmīyah, of eminent Yemen specialist Dr C.G. Brouwer has now been fully integrated in the collections of Leiden University Libraries (UBL). Books and other documents from the collection are now available for loan via the UBL Catalogue.
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Banner exhibition graphic works of Harry van Kruiningen about the Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh was a lifelong inspiration to artist Harry van Kruiningen. This tale from Mesopotamia about the adventures of Gilgamesh, the legendary king of Uruk, and his friend Enkidu is one of the oldest surviving epics in world literature. Despite its almost 4,000 year age, it still captures…
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Modern Arabic titles in catalogue searchable in Arabic script
Modern Arabic titles in the catalogue of Leiden University Libraries (UBL) can now also be consulted in original Arabic script. Taking away the need to transliterate titles, has made searching for Arabic source materials in the catalogue much easier and more efficient for users.
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Jonathan SilkFaculty of Humanities
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Nico KapteinFaculty of Humanities