Class Roster - Fall 2019 - Subject - Near Eastern Studies

NES 1660

The Vikings and their World

Globalization may seem like a recent hot topic, but it was already very much in vogue 1000 years ago when Norse explorers burst out of Scandinavia to journey as far as North America, Azerbaijan, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 1660, MEDVL 1660
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16564 NES 1660 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Baker Laboratory 135
- Instructors
  
  Falk, O
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 1776

Elementary Yiddish

Provides an introduction to reading, writing, aural comprehension, speaking and grammar, as well as to some of the basic elements of Ashkenazi Jewish culture. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 1776
Credits and Grading Basis

2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17803 NES 1776 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 7:30pm - 9:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall 144
- Instructors
  
  Forman, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 1950

FWS: The Palimpsestuous Woman: Biblical Women in the Modern World

A palimpsest is a manuscript that has been erased and overwritten, upon which traces of the original remain. This course will examine women of the Bible (such as Eve, Sarah, and Mary) and the ways in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

18242 NES 1950 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Lincoln Hall 117
- Instructors
  
  Smith, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/

NES 1952

FWS: Introduction to the Quran

This course will expose English-speaking students to the major ideas of the Quran, with attention to how those ideas emerged in conversation with the inhabitants of Arabia and the Near East in Late Antiquity. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18243 NES 1952 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 8:40am - 9:55am Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3343
- Instructors
  
  Powers, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/

NES 1963

FWS: That's in the Bible? Archaeology and the Religion of Ancient Israel

A casual reading of the Hebrew Scriptures might lead one to believe that the normative religion of the Israelites was that spelled out in the Torah and Prophets. However, a more critical appraisal of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

18244 NES 1963 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm White Hall 104
- Instructors
  
  Zorn, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/

NES 1970

FWS: On Islands: Poetics of the Insular in World Literature

In literary imagination, islands teem with aesthetic and functional possibilities. They can be idealized as pure, innocent Edens, but also as objects of desire passively awaiting exploitation. They can ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

18257 NES 1970 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Uris Hall G20
- Instructors
  
  Alhabian, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/

NES 2201

Intermediate Urdu Reading and Writing I

This course is designed to develop competence in Urdu reading and writing for students with a first-year knowledge of Hindi and knowledge of Urdu script. The goal of this course is to improve listening, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: URDU 2225
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))

Class Number & Section Details

6043 NES 2201 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 4:25pm - 5:40pm Rockefeller Hall 121
- Instructors
  
  Rizvi, N
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Prerequisite: NES 1312 or permission of instructor.

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NES 2523

Islamophobia and Judeophobia

Islamophobia and Judeophobia are ideas and like all ideas they have a history of their own. Although today many might think of Islamophobia or Judeophobia as unchangeable---fear of and hatred for Islam ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COML 2523, GOVT 2523, JWST 2523, RELST 2523
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16478 NES 2523 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Baker Laboratory 219
- Instructors
  
  Brann, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

16480 NES 2523 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- F 10:10am - 11:00am Lincoln Hall B08
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

16481 NES 2523 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:15am - 12:05pm Lincoln Hall B08
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

16482 NES 2523 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- F 12:20pm - 1:10pm Lincoln Hall B08
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

16483 NES 2523 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
- F 1:25pm - 2:15pm White Hall 104
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 2655

Introduction to Islamic Civilization

At the beginning of the 7th century, a new religion, Islam, appeared in Arabia and by the end of the century, Muslims had defeated the Byzantines and Persians and created an empire that stretched from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2530, MEDVL 2655, NES 6555, RELST 2655
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

8110 NES 2655 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Instructors
  
  Powers, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 2666

Jerusalem the Holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Jerusalem is a holy city to the adherents of the three great monotheistic faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. For most of its existence it has also been a national capital or major provincial center ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2666, JWST 2666, RELST 2666
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16330 NES 2666 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 12:20pm - 1:10pm Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Instructors
  
  Zorn, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 2700

Forbidden Sex: Arabian Nights

What does the representation of sexual encounter in the Arabian Nights ('Alf layla-wa layla) have to do with a politics of race and gender? This course explores the millenia-long history of mediations ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 2700, ENGL 2917, FGSS 2701, VISST 2701
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16531 NES 2700 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:55pm - 4:10pm Goldwin Smith Hall 348
- Instructors
  
  Vaziri, P
- W 2:55pm - 4:10pm Uris Hall 260
- Instructors
  
  Vaziri, P
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 2770

Islam and Gender

This course explores the role of gender and sexuality in shaping the lives of Muslims past and present. Through a close examination of ethnographies, intellectual histories, and religious treatises, we ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 2470, FGSS 2770, LGBT 2770, MEDVL 2770, RELST 2770
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16537 NES 2770 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm White Hall 110
- Instructors
  
  Golestaneh, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 3325

Literary Reading and Writing in Advanced Urdu

Designed for those students who have either taken Intermediate Urdu or are at the same level of competency in reading and writing skills. The goals of this class are to improve Urdu literary reading and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: URDU 3325
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))

Class Number & Section Details

8129 NES 3325 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm Uris Hall G44
- Instructors
  
  Rizvi, N
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Prerequisite: Intermediate Urdu or same level of written and oral proficiency.

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NES 3625

Ancient Iraq: Cities, Migrations, and Kings

This course surveys the history and cultures of ancient Mesopotamia (e.g., Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria) from the beginnings of civilization to the death of Alexander the Great. It will be taught from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 3625, NES 6625
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16575 NES 3625 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 10:10am - 12:05pm White Hall 104
- Instructors
  
  Tenney, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 3639

Cultural History of the Jews of Spain

This course is intended to provide a survey of the cultural history of the Jews in Spain from the late Visigothic period until the converso crisis of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and the expulsion. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 3639, MEDVL 3639, RELST 3639, SPAN 3639
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16681 NES 3639 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm White Hall 110
- Instructors
  
  Brann, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 3805

Israeli Politics

We are all the living dead – alive but bound to die, and know it. In this course we will learn how existential fears and anxieties shape our politics, partly through moral meaning-making. While the politics ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 3805, JWST 3805
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17068 NES 3805 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 10:10am - 12:05pm McGraw Hall 365
- Instructors
  
  Abulof, U
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 4354

Byzantine Archaeology

A seminar on the archaeology of the Byzantine Empire, from the late Roman through to the early modern periods. Topics to be covered include: long-term changes in settlement patterns and urban development; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4354, ARKEO 6354, ARTH 4354, ARTH 6354, CLASS 6754, NES 6354
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17078 NES 4354 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 7:30pm - 9:25pm McGraw Hall 125
- Instructors
  
  Anderson, B
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 4365

Ethnonational Communities and Conflicts

Throughout human history, and its modern incarnation, communities have clashed just as often as states. This course sheds light on ethnic communities and conflicts, explicating their historical dynamics ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 4365, JWST 4365
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17685 NES 4365 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:30pm - 4:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall 144
- Instructors
  
  Abulof, U
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

This class fulfills the government senior seminar requirement. Government Seniors and Juniors given preference.

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NES 4468

Jewish Ethnography: Jewish Communities Yesterday and Today

The anthropology of Jews, Jewishness and Judaism is a wonderful laboratory for studying vital issues in the study of culture and society: textuality and orality; gender, reproduction and the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4468, ANTHR 7468, JWST 4468, JWST 7468, NES 7468
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17070 NES 4468 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:30pm - 4:25pm Rockefeller Hall B15
- Instructors
  
  Boyarin, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 4513

Textual Ethnography

This course explores the implications and significance of using textual materials as anthropological evidence. While participant observation remains the cornerstone of ethnography, literary, archival, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4013, ANTHR 7013, NES 6513
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16581 NES 4513 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 10:10am - 12:05pm White Hall B06
- Instructors
  
  Golestaneh, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 4557

Desert Monasticism

How and why do landscapes come to inspire the religious imagination? And why do religious practices, rituals, traditions, and beliefs take place in particular landscapes? This seminar treats these questions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4677, MEDVL 4557, NES 6557, RELST 4557
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

16320 NES 4557 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm Lincoln Hall B08
- Instructors
  
  Haines-Eitzen, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 4666

Mass Media and Identities in the Modern Middle East

This reading seminar will explore the expansion and influence of mass media in the Middle East from the late nineteenth to the turn of the twenty-first century. We will examine how the intersection of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4666, HIST 6666, NES 6666
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

16925 NES 4666 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 12:20pm - 2:15pm Lincoln Hall B08
- Instructors
  
  Fahmy, Z
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 4991

Independent Study, Undergraduate Level

For undergraduates who wish to obtain research experience or do extensive reading on a special topic. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise the course. For ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6187 NES 4991 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Brann, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6559 NES 4991 IND 602
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Fahmy, Z
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6560 NES 4991 IND 603
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Haines-Eitzen, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6561 NES 4991 IND 604
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6562 NES 4991 IND 605
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, L
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6563 NES 4991 IND 606
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Powers, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6564 NES 4991 IND 607
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Scharf, N
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6565 NES 4991 IND 608
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Shoer, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6566 NES 4991 IND 609
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Starr, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6567 NES 4991 IND 610
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Khatchadourian, L
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6568 NES 4991 IND 611
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Younes, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7628 NES 4991 IND 612
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Tenney, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7705 NES 4991 IND 613
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Weatherspoon, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

8020 NES 4991 IND 614
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Gocheleishvili, I
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

8206 NES 4991 IND 615
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Rock-Singer, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

8857 NES 4991 IND 616
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Ozer Griffin, B
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

9613 NES 4991 IND 617
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Golestaneh, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

9614 NES 4991 IND 618
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 4998

Senior Honors Essay

Each fall, a small number of highly qualified seniors enter the Near Eastern Studies Honors Program. The Honors Program is open to NES majors who have done superior work and who wish to devote a substantial ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

5901 NES 4998 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

To enroll in Honors, please email cmc40@cornell.edu to request a permission number.

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

NES 4999

Senior Honors Essay

Each fall, a small number of highly qualified seniors enter the Near Eastern Studies Honors Program. The Honors Program is open to NES majors who have done superior work and who wish to devote a substantial ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

7201 NES 4999 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 6112

Medieval Hebrew Poetry

Critical readings in medieval Hebrew lyrical and liturgical poetry and imaginative rhymed prose from tenth-century Islamic Spain to Renaissance and Baroque Italy. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 6112
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17952 NES 6112 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Brann, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 6354

Byzantine Archaeology

A seminar on the archaeology of the Byzantine Empire, from the late Roman through to the early modern periods. Topics to be covered include: long-term changes in settlement patterns and urban development; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4354, ARKEO 6354, ARTH 4354, ARTH 6354, CLASS 6754, NES 4354
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17105 NES 6354 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 7:30pm - 9:25pm McGraw Hall 125
- Instructors
  
  Anderson, B
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 6513

Textual Ethnography

This course explores the implications and significance of using textual materials as anthropological evidence. While participant observation remains the cornerstone of ethnography, literary, archival, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4013, ANTHR 7013, NES 4513
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16582 NES 6513 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 10:10am - 12:05pm White Hall B06
- Instructors
  
  Golestaneh, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 6555

Introduction to Islamic Civilization

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2530, MEDVL 2655, NES 2655, RELST 2655
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

19066 NES 6555 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Instructors
  
  Powers, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 6557

Desert Monasticism

How and why do landscapes come to inspire the religious imagination? And why do religious practices, rituals, traditions, and beliefs take place in particular landscapes? This seminar treats these questions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4677, MEDVL 4557, NES 4557, RELST 4557
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

16326 NES 6557 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm Lincoln Hall B08
- Instructors
  
  Haines-Eitzen, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 6625

Ancient Iraq: Cities, Migrations, and Kings

This course surveys the history and cultures of ancient Mesopotamia (e.g., Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria) from the beginnings of civilization to the death of Alexander the Great. It will be taught from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 3625, NES 3625
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16579 NES 6625 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 10:10am - 12:05pm White Hall 104
- Instructors
  
  Tenney, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 6666

Mass Media and Identities in the Modern Middle East

This reading seminar will explore the expansion and influence of mass media in the Middle East from the late nineteenth to the turn of the twenty-first century. We will examine how the intersection of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4666, HIST 6666, NES 4666
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16577 NES 6666 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 12:20pm - 2:15pm Lincoln Hall B08
- Instructors
  
  Fahmy, Z
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 6722

Graduate Colloquium

A series of lectures on a range of themes in the discipline sponsored by the Department of Near Eastern Studies. Presentations include lectures by invited speakers and works in progress presented by faculty ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)

Class Number & Section Details

17402 NES 6722 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 6991

Independent Study: Graduate Level

For graduate students who wish to do intensive reading on a focused topic. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member that has agreed to supervise the course. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

5665 NES 6991 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Brann, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6569 NES 6991 IND 602
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Fahmy, Z
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6570 NES 6991 IND 603
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Haines-Eitzen, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6571 NES 6991 IND 604
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, L
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6572 NES 6991 IND 605
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Powers, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6573 NES 6991 IND 606
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Starr, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6574 NES 6991 IND 607
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Tenney, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6575 NES 6991 IND 608
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Younes, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7127 NES 6991 IND 609
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

8196 NES 6991 IND 611
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Khatchadourian, L
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

8422 NES 6991 IND 612
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Rock-Singer, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

9615 NES 6991 IND 613
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Golestaneh, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

9616 NES 6991 IND 614
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 7468

Jewish Ethnography: Jewish Communities Yesterday and Today

The anthropology of Jews, Jewishness and Judaism is a wonderful laboratory for studying vital issues in the study of culture and society: textuality and orality; gender, reproduction and the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4468, ANTHR 7468, JWST 4468, JWST 7468, NES 4468
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17074 NES 7468 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:30pm - 4:25pm Rockefeller Hall B15
- Instructors
  
  Boyarin, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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NES 1660 The Vikings and their World

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NES 1776 Elementary Yiddish

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NES 1950 FWS: The Palimpsestuous Woman: Biblical Women in the Modern World

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NES 1952 FWS: Introduction to the Quran

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NES 1963 FWS: That's in the Bible? Archaeology and the Religion of Ancient Israel

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NES 1970 FWS: On Islands: Poetics of the Insular in World Literature

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NES 2201 Intermediate Urdu Reading and Writing I

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NES 2523 Islamophobia and Judeophobia

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NES 2655 Introduction to Islamic Civilization

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NES 2666 Jerusalem the Holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

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NES 1660

The Vikings and their World

NES 1776

Elementary Yiddish

NES 1950

FWS: The Palimpsestuous Woman: Biblical Women in the Modern World

NES 1952

FWS: Introduction to the Quran

NES 1963

FWS: That's in the Bible? Archaeology and the Religion of Ancient Israel

NES 1970

FWS: On Islands: Poetics of the Insular in World Literature

NES 2201

Intermediate Urdu Reading and Writing I

NES 2523

Islamophobia and Judeophobia

NES 2655

Introduction to Islamic Civilization

NES 2666

Jerusalem the Holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

NES 2700

Forbidden Sex: Arabian Nights

NES 2770

Islam and Gender

NES 3325

Literary Reading and Writing in Advanced Urdu

NES 3625

Ancient Iraq: Cities, Migrations, and Kings

NES 3639

Cultural History of the Jews of Spain

NES 3805

Israeli Politics

NES 4354

Byzantine Archaeology

NES 4365

Ethnonational Communities and Conflicts

NES 4468

Jewish Ethnography: Jewish Communities Yesterday and Today

NES 4513

Textual Ethnography

NES 4557

Desert Monasticism