[Bilimsel Haber] Conference: "The Alexander Romance in the East", Exeter, July 26-29, 2010

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Conference: "The Alexander Romance in the East", Exeter, July 26-29, 2010

The University of Exeter's Department of Classics and Ancient History  
and the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies will be hosting a  
conference at Exeter which sets out to explore issues and growth  
points in the study of the Greek Alexander Romance and its  
transformations in the Persian and Arab traditions, as well as aspects  
of the Hebrew tradition as it impinges on the Muslim world. For more  
details see our website,  
http://huss.exeter.ac.uk/classics/conferences/alexander_romance_in_the_east.php

Topics will include:
-The development of the Greek tradition and its texts, from the  
Hellenistic to the Byzantine period
- The historical impact of Alexander on the east and Central Asia
- Mapping Alexander and the east in the medieval west
- Alexander in the Qur'an and in the Arabic romances
- Persian versions of Alexander
- Specific stories - including the Water of Life, the Flying Machine,  
the Diving Bell, the encounter with the Brahmans

A number of scholars have agreed to speak, but we have room for more.  
To offer a  paper, or for information about attending the conference,  
please contact
Richard Stoneman at the Department of Classics and Ancient History,  
University of Exeter, AmoryBuilding, Rennes Drive, Exeter EX4 4RJ, UK:  
richard14stoneman at btinternet.com OR R.Stoneman at exeter.ac.uk

Abstracts of proposed papers  should be sent to  
richard14stoneman at btinternet.com  by 31st January 2010.