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Amir Harrak is Professor of Aramaic and Syriac in the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations at the University of Toronto. He is based at the St. George campus and is a leading scholar in Syriac studies, with expertise in epigraphy, chronography, art, and the history of Middle Eastern Christianity.
Education:
- Diploma in Classical Philosophy, Syro-Chaldean Dominican Seminary, Iraq (1973)
- Diploma in Theology, Syro-Chaldean Dominican Seminary, Iraq (1973)
- Licence in Semitic Philology, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium (1980)
- Licence in Archaeology and Art History, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium (1980)
- MA and PhD in Assyriology and Aramaic Studies, University of Toronto (1987)
His research centers on Syriac language and literature, with a focus on Syriac chronography, legal texts, inscriptions, and the art and architecture of Christian sites in Iraq. He also explores the relations between Syriac Christianity and Islam, and the use of Syriac script for writing other languages like Kurdish (Garshuni). His teaching includes Biblical Aramaic, Aramaic epigraphy, and Syriac historical and exegetical texts.
The 15 most recent articles reflect a sustained focus on Syriac manuscripts, chronicles, inscriptions, and cultural history. They span disciplines such as historical linguistics, religious studies, art history, and Middle Eastern archaeology, with recurring themes in Syriac Orthodox historiography, Christian-Muslim interactions, and the material culture of Eastern Christianity.
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