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Stefan Heidemann is a Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Hamburg, where he has been serving since October 2011. His academic interests lie in the history and culture of the Middle East, particularly in the Islamic period. He is the director of the RomanIslam Center for Comparative Empire and Transcultural Studies. Prior to his tenure at Hamburg, Heidemann held various academic positions, including at the Bard Graduate Center in New York and seminar positions at Jena University. His research focuses on the formation and transformation of Islamic societies, with significant contributions to the understanding of economic and cultural changes during the Islamic Golden Age, particularly the Abbasid Empire. Heidemann actively engages in archaeological missions across the Middle East and Central Asia and has been involved in numerous collaborative research projects. He is dedicated to fostering knowledge dissemination among students and has created initiatives for international webinars focusing on Islamic material culture. Through his teaching and research, he bridges historical context with contemporary Islamic thought and practices.
University of Hamburg • Hamburg, Germany
Bard Graduate Center • New York, USA
Jena University • Jena, Germany
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