Björn Bentlage

Björn Bentlage

Oriental Institute of the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Arabic Literature and Islamic studies

bbentlage@ias.edu

Research Statement: My research pertains to Arabic narratives of pilgrimage and religious visitation in the early modern period. Based on little-known manuscripts, I want to shed light on the contexts in which it made sense to compose, write down, distribute, copy, buy and read these texts.

While at IAS:
Office: B-200 Phone: 609-734-8361

First Term