Indo-Muslim study deals with the culture and literature of the Muslims in the Indo-Pakistani subcontinent and offers courses in Urdu, Sindhi, Gujarati, the history of Islam in the subcontinent, Islamic literatures of Indo-Pakistan, and readings of Arabic and Persian texts concerning the area, as well as an introduction to Sufism and to Islamic calligraphy. Special emphasis is given to a solid knowledge of the Persian tradition, but a knowledge of...
This field has two programs. The Persian program covers New Persian language and literature and Islamic studies. For entry into this program, some undergraduate work in Arabic and in the history and culture of the Islamic world are recommended. The Iranian program primarily covers the pre-Islamic Iranian languages and literatures (notably, Avestan, Old and Middle Persian, and the Central Asian languages Sogdian and Khotanese) and religions (Zoroastrianism...
The program in Jewish studies focuses on the history and literature of the Jewish people from late antiquity to modern times. While students generally choose to focus their interests chronologically, with the bulk of recent graduates having specialized in medieval, early modern, and modern periods, the program itself stresses "vertical" competence: all students are required to gain some competence in chronological periods other than their main one,...
A candidate in this field studies the comparative and historical grammar of the Semitic languages. Prerequisites for admission to the program are competence in one Semitic language and some training in either linguistics or another Semitic language. Course work is aimed at bringing the student's knowledge of one branch of Semitic to an advanced level, at providing familiarity with the other branches, and at reviewing the comparative and historical...
The program of study in Turkology is subdivided into four main fields: 1) Comparative Turkology — Old Turkic, Ottoman, and three of the new Turkic languages, including Chagatai (Mongolian may also be considered). 2) Central Asian philology — Old Turkic, Old Uighur, Sogdian and/or Sanskrit. 3) Ottoman studies — Ottoman Turkish, Ottoman palaeography, literary or historical fields. 4) Turkish history, literature and/or folklore —...
The program in Yiddish specializes in modern Yiddish literature and cultural history, with additional offerings in literature of the premodern period. Reading knowledge of Hebrew as well as Yiddish is normally a prerequisite for admission. Through a rotating series of courses, students will be exposed to the works of the major Yiddish writers and to the main genres of Yiddish literature. Depending on their interests, they may combine this program...
The Program in Near Eastern Studies enables a very limited number of students to take a two-year multidisciplinary course of study under the guidance of the director of the program leading to the degree of master of arts in Near Eastern studies. Students take
1. appropriate language training and
2. course work emphasizing the modern history, politics, economy, and social structures of the Near East, which for purposes of this program is defined...
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