Wim Raven (J.W. Goethe Universitaet)

Submitted: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 07:48:05 -0400

Wim RAVEN, Dr.
Orientalisches Seminar
J.W. Goethe-Universitaet
Postfach 111932
D-60054 Frankfurt
Germany. .

Phones:  +49 69 79822857 (Office)
         +49 69 5973031 (Private)
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         +49 69 5973031(Private)
EMail:   106042.1703@compuserve.com

DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

Teaching: modern Arabic literature, classical Arabic literature, classical
Arabic poetry, early Islamic texts.

Research topics: classical Arabic poetry, Islamic eschatology. Edition of
Dala'il al-i'tibar by Ps.-Jahiz (also spelt: Djahiz, Gahiz)

Other catchwords: hadith, sira, Prophet Muhammad, end of time, last
judgment, Paradise, Hell, Arabic literature of Egypt in 19th and 20th
century, modern Islam; love theory, Ibn Dawud al-Isbahani..