معرفی
Paul M. Cobb is the Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Arts & Sciences. He directs the Middle East Center and has been teaching at Penn since 2008. His research focuses on pre-modern Islamic history, particularly the medieval Crusades, Arabic historiography, and interfaith relations between Islam and the West. He is renowned for works like *The Race for Paradise* (2014), which reinterprets the Crusades from an Islamic perspective, and translations of Usama ibn Munqidh’s writings.
- Education: Ph.D., M.A., and B.A. from the University of Chicago (Islamic History) and University of Massachusetts (Anthropology).
His research interests include animal studies, manuscript analysis, and the history of Orientalism. Current projects involve editing a 14th-century Arabic hunting manual, analyzing Fatimid accounts of Crusaders in the Cairo Geniza, and evaluating the legacy of scholar Philip K. Hitti. Cobb advises graduate students on medieval Islamic history, historiography, and travel studies.
He has authored/co-edited seven books and numerous articles, with works translated into multiple languages. His research bridges cultural, social, and political history, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to medieval Islamic societies.
