Prof. Dr. Bilal Orfali

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietIslamwissenschaft, Arabistik, Semitistik
KeywordsA 604, Islamwissenschaften, Arabistik

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandLibanon
OrtBeirut
Universität/InstitutionAmerican University of Beirut
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Verena KlemmSächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig, Leipzig
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.03.2025

Programm(e)

2024Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel-Forschungspreis-Programm

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Bilal Orfali is a distinguished scholar of Arabic Studies. His research in Arabic Literary and Cultural History, Islamic Studies and Comparative Literature has garnered international recognition. In Germany, he continues his research on “Barlaam and Josaphat in Arabic Literature and Culture” in cooperation with Dr. Kirill Dmitriev and on the early Islamic mystical tradition in the project “Late Antiquity and Early Islamic Studies” at the University of Göttingen.