Partners
The success of the ERC-funded BeInf project is only possible thanks to close cooperation with other projects and institutions, both nationally and internationally. Some of the main partners are listed below.
Beta maṣāḥǝft: Manuscripts of Ethiopia and Eritrea
Beta maṣāḥǝft: Manuscripts of Ethiopia and Eritrea
Beta maṣāḥǝft: Manuscripts of Ethiopia and Eritrea (Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens: eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung), which is hosted by the Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian Studies at the University of Hamburg, aims to create a comprehensive research environment for the description of the written heritage of Christian Ethiopia and Eritrea.
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COMSt: Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies
COMSt: Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies
The cooperative network Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies (main office: Universität Hamburg; network members: Europewide) is dedicated to academic dialogue in the field of Oriental manuscript studies with the focus on the Mediterranean and North African cultural areas. It organizes conferences and workshops; publishes journals and monographs; issues a regular mailing list; and facilitates exchange and cooperation in related fields.
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CSMC: Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures
CSMC: Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures
The Centre for the Studies of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) at Hamburg University is engaged in fundamental research, investigating from both a historical and comparative perspective, based on material artifacts, the empirical diversity of manuscript cultures.
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EAE
Demarginalizing Medieval Africa: Images, Texts, and Identity in Early Solomonic Ethiopia (1270-1527)
The ITIESE project, focusing on manuscript illumination from the thirteenth to sixteenth century Ethiopia, is co-directed by Professor Dr Alessandro Bausi (University Professor and Director of the Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies, Asien-Afrika-Institut, Universität Hamburg) and Dr Jacopo Gnisci (Lecturer in the Art and Cultures of the Global South, History of Art, UCL and Visiting Academic, The British Museum).
HLCEES: Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies
The Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies at Universität Hamburg is a world leading centre in the study of Ethiopia, Eritrea and the Horn of Africa.
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QaSLA – The Qur’an as a Source for Late Antiquity
QaSLA – The Qur’an as a Source for Late Antiquity
The Qur’an’s message to the populations of Mecca and Medina must be understood in the context of its sustained and critical engagement with the Jewish and the Christian traditions. QaSLA complements and redevelops this approach from the ground up by utilizing the Qur’an, in an inter-disciplinary perspective, as witness to the history of Judaism and Christianity, in two unprecedented ways. The Qur’an, firstly, will become the primary literary source allowing us to sketch the religious landscape of the Arabian Peninsula at the turn of the seventh century CE. Secondly, the Qur’an’s testimony to the religious culture of its contemporaries will enable us to approach the development of Jewish and Christian culture throughout Late Antiquity from a new perspective.
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Syriaca
Syriaca.org: Syriac Reference Portal
Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal (maintained by Princeton and Vanderbilt Universities) is a digital project for the study of Syriac literature, culture, and history. The online tools published by Syriaca.org are intended for use by a wide audience including researchers and students, members of Syriac heritage communities and the interested general public. In order to meet the diverse needs of users. Bm aspires alignment of authority files and compatibility with the Syriaca.org portal.