Philip Bockholt offers a comparative perspective on identity formation among Iranians in Iran and in the diaspora, examining how ancient Iranian kingship is invoked to serve contemporary political purposes.

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The event focuses on Scandinavian pre-Christian religion, which has played a central role in identity construction for many social groups from the 13th century to the present day. In his talk, "Cyrus the Great and the Diaspora: On Iranian Nationalism Today and its References to Ancient Iran,"

Deborah Schlein and Florian Sobieroj.

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and glossing practices as an important source for the history of Arabic literature, Islamic intellectual history, and comparative manuscript studies. Contributors are Berat Açıl, Philip Bockholt, Stefanie Brinkmann, Nadja Danilenko, Verena Klemm, Boris Liebrenz, Nadine Löhr, Darya Ogorodnikova

which he received from the Department of Near Eastern Studies of the University of Vienna.

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The blog entry deals with an Armeno-Turkish translation of the Persian Pandnāma-yi ʿAṭṭār (ʿAṭṭār’s Book of Wise Counsel). Tobias Sick’s research for this publication was conducted in September and October 2024 in Vienna through the Andreas Tietze Memorial Fellowship in Turkish Studies,

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Organised by Silpsupa Jaengsawang, Jannis Kostelnik, and Szilvia Sövegjártó, the event featured papers on translation strategies across a wide geographical and temporal range, including his paper 'Material Evidence Revisited: Translation Processes in Ottoman Istanbul in the 1720s‘.

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while the subsequent sessions are for registered participants only. On January 10, this includes a lecture by Kristof D’hulster chaired by Philip Bockholt on Mamluk and Post-Mamluk Endowment Notes. Finally, the program will conclude with a student workshop on 28 March 2026.

After having shared many discussions and events together, the TRANSLAPT team wishes him well on this new chapter and looks forward to cooperate also across continents in the future.

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a new project titled“Turco-Persianate Materialities and Subalternities in a Multilingual Space: The Epic Cycle of Muḥammad Ḥanafiyya and Its Transregional Circulation”.

to gaining valuable insights into the Muslim diaspora in Argentina since the late 19th century, they visited the Mezquita, which houses the local archive documenting immigration from the Middle East to Rosario in the early 20th century.

Empire: Cross-Cultural and Translational Text Mobilities". The workshop will provide an opportunity to discuss avenues for future cooperation.

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The workshop, organised by Juan Bautista García Bazán, will feature his paper titled "Lengua, Cultura e Imperio: Intersecciones del árabe, el persa y el turco en el Mediterráneo Oriental Otomano". Hülya Çelik will also present a paper titled "Armeno-Turkish Literature in and beyond the Ottoman...

the session featured papers by Sacha Alsancakli, Ahmet Aytep, Hicham Bouhadi, Kristof D’hulster, Tobias Sick, and Muhammed Sofu, each addressing a different facet of Ottoman and Mamluk translation practices. Here is the link to the programme: turkologentag.uni-mainz.de/programme/