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Jonathan Brack is a historian specializing in medieval and early modern Iran and the Mongol Empire. His research focuses on religious and scientific exchanges, conversion, and comparative empires. He is the author of 'Afterlife Khan: Muslims, Buddhists, Sacred Kingship in Mongol Iran and Eurasia' published by the University of California Press in 2023. His work has been a finalist for the American Academy of Religion Book Award in History of Religions and he has coedited the volume 'Silk Roads in Mongol Eurasia: Generals, Merchants, Intellectuals', also with the University of California Press, in 2020. His current book project, titled 'Ever Closer Encounters: Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Mongols’ Middle East' investigates the interplay between Muslims, Jews, and Christians under Mongol rule. His research on medieval medical exchanges has also contributed to scholarly discussions on the origins of the plague. Brack teaches courses on the history of nomads, Mongols, medieval Islamic history, and Jewish-Muslim relations, as well as comparative empires at Northwestern University.
Northwestern University • Evanston, IL
Teaches courses on nomads, Mongols, medieval Islamic history, Jewish-Muslim relations, and comparative empires.
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