Dr. Keren Abbou Hershkovits

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1 Dr. Keren Abbou Hershkovits Education: 2014 to date Post-doctoral fellow, Conversion in Early Islamic Period, Center For The Study of Conversion and Interfaith Encounters (i-core center) Post-doctoral fellow Haifa University, Conversion in Early Islamic Period, Center For The Study of Conversion and Interfaith Encounters (i-core center). Supervisor: Dr. Uriel Simonsohn Post-doctoral fellow at McGill University, Transmission, Translation, and Transformation in Medieval Cultures research group, PI Prof. Rob Wisnovsky, supervisors: Prof. Jamil F. Ragep and Prof. Faith Wallis Ben-Gurion University, PhD in Middle East Studies: The Historiography of Science between the 10 th to the 14 th Centuries. Nimrod Hurvitz advisor (approved, May 2008) Ben-Gurion University, M.A. in Middle East Studies. Thesis subject Medicine and Physicians during the Early Abbasid Caliphate, 8 th to 10 th Centuries. advisor Dr. Nimrod Hurvitz Ben-Gurion University, B.A. in Middle East Studies (major department) and philosophy, at Ben-Gurion University, magna cum laude Publications: 1. Forthcoming: Idris, Shu biyya, Abbasids and Baghdad, Routledge Dictionary of Ancient Mediterranean Religion by invitation , "Medical Services and Abbasid Ladies", HAWWA 12(1): , "The transmission of Greek Science to the Muslim World", in: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Science, and Technology in Islam, 2: Idem, updated "Medicine" 2: 1-7

2 4. Co-authored with Amir Mazor, 2013 Spectacles in the Muslim World: New Evidence from the Mid-Fourteenth Century", Early Science and Medicine 18-3: Co-author with Zohar Hadromi-Allouche, 2013, Divine Doctors, al- Qantara, 34(1): Co-author with Miri Shefer, 2013, Early Muslim Medicine and the Indian Context, Medieval Encounters, 19 (2013) , Asclepius in Biographical Dictionaries, Studies in Early Medicine, 1: , Climatology and the Historiography of Science in the Muslim World, Jama a 14: (Heb.) , "The Mystery of the Alexandrian Library," in: Libraries and Book Collections, Prof. Joseph Kaplan & Dr. Moshe Slohovski, editors, pp (Heb.) Submitted 10. Kinship, Expectations and God, submitted to Der Islam 11. Galenism at the Abbasid Court Preliminary Thoughts, submitted to the proceeding of the Transmission, Translation and Transformation workshop, to be published in De Gruyter In Preparation: "Idris Revisited" Kitab Tabaqat al-umam, Geography, Ethnicity and Science, to be submitted to: Identity and the Environment in the Classical and Medieval Worlds, eds. Rebecca Futo Kennedy and Molly Jones-Lewis, Routhlandge Book Reviews: "ארץ-ישראל וסוריה על פי תיאורו של אל-תמימי רופא ירושלמי בן המאה review: Book (Heb.) in: Jama a, 2005, 13: , העשירית Grants and Awards:

3 2014 to date Post-doctoral fellowship, Conversion in Early Islamic Period, Center For The Study of Conversion and Interfaith Encounters (i-core center), Ben Gurion University Post-doctoral fellowship Haifa University, Conversion in Early Islamic Period, Center For The Study of Conversion and Interfaith Encounters (i-core center) 2009 A two years post-doctoral fellowship with the Transmission, Translation and Transformation in Medieval Cultures research group, McGill University, Institute of Islamic Studies 2002 Kreitman foundation fellowship, four years fellowship for doctorate candidates 2001 Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy grant for research students 2001, 2000 The Department for Middle East Studies Summer Scholarship 2000 Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy, a language course scholarship 1999 Faculty prize for excellent academic achievements Faculty prize for outstanding academic achievements Faculty prize for academic achievements Ben-Gurion University stipend. Conferences: July, 2014 June, 2014 May, 2014 Studies of Knowledge in Eurasia and Africa: Issues of Methodology and Future Perspectives, MPIWG June 30-July 1, Lecture given: How I stopped worrying: an early career scholar in search The Annual Meeting Isreali Association of Middle Eastern and African Studies, Sapir College. Lecture given: Geography, Ethnicity and Intellect in Kitab Tabaqat al-umum Debating Conversion in Different Historical Contexts. Lecture given, with Linda Jones, Using the Database

4 July, 2013 June 2013 March 2012 Sep July 2011 Nov May 2010 April 2010 May, 2009 Mar Society of Biblical Literature, International Meeting, St. Andrews University. Lecture given (with Zohar Hadromi-Allouche), "Idris, an Ambivalent Prophet" - IQSA (within the SBL meeting). Lecture given, "Science, Knowledge Given or Taken?" The Annual Meeting Isreali Association of Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University. Lecture given: "Medical Services during the Early Abbasid Caliphate" The Annual Meeting of Israeli Medievalists, Ben Gurion University. Lecture given: "Who was the First Physician, Biographical dictionaries and the Origin of Medicine". The 2 nd Symposium Minerva Humanities Center and Bar-Ilan University, Integrating Knowledge in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin. Lecture given: "From Byzantium to Baghdad, Transmission of Medical Ideas and Texts." Society for Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, London (King's College). Lecture given, co-authored with Zohar Hadromi-Allouche, Aberdeen University: "Idris, the Prophet with a Thousand Faces". History of Science Society Annual Meeting Montréal, Quebec. Lecture given: Narrative of Science. The 15 th Annual International Workshop of the Department of Middle East Studies at Ben-Gurion University: Literature and History: Middle Eastern Perspectives. Lecture given, co-authored with Zohar Hadromi-Alluoche: Divine Doctors: The Construction of the Image of Greek Physicians in Islamic Biographical Dictionaries. Agents and Agency in Transmission, Translation and Transformation Workshop. Lecture given: Galenism at the Abbāsid Court, Preliminary Thoughts. The Annual Conference in Memory of Prof. David Tzemah. Lecture given: The Sources of medical knowledge as Presented in Medieval Biographical Dictionaries. The Annual Conference of The Israeli Society of the History and Philosophy of Science. The lecture given: Asclepius in the Historiography of Science in the Muslim World.

5 May 2007 July 2005 Mar Sep Jan Mar June 2000 Middle East and Islamic Studies Association of Israel, Annual Meeting. The lecture given: Sources of knowledge and the History of science in Islamic Texts. Annual conference of the British Society for the History of Science. The lecture given: Climatology and the Historiography of Science in the Muslim World. The Annual Conference of the Israeli Society of the History and Philosophy of Science. The lecture given: Climatology and the Historiography of Science in the Muslim World. The 39 th International Congress of the History of Medicine Organization. Bari, Italy, The lecture given: It Might Have been Different. Research Student's Forum Everyday life in the Middle East, Ben- Gurion University. Lecture given: "A Physician's Education During the Early Abbasid Caliphate. Medical Ethics and Medical Law, an International Conference, Haifa University. The lecture given: An Indian Physician in Hārūn al- Rashīd's court. The 24 th Annual Conference of the Israeli Historical Society, Libraries and Book Collections", at Van-Leer Institute. The lecture given: "The Mystery of the Alexandrian Library. Workshops: "Work from Women's Perspective", two year workshop in Sapir College, New Frontiers in Islamic Studies, German-Israeli Summer School: The political, social and intellectual history of the Mamluk and Mongol Empires: A Comparative Perspective. The lecture given: "The transfer of knowledge and the uses of the past under the Mamluks: Medical biography as a case study" Sep , 2011 (held at the Institute for advanced Studies, Jerusalem) The Herbal of al-ghāfiqī, McGill University, Osler Library and Institute of Islamic Studies, August 19-20, 2010 (member of the organizing committee)

6 "Knowledge, Authority and Charisma," The Open University and Scholion (2007 until 2009) (Lecture given: "The Role of the Scholar in Al-Andalusī's Categories of Nations." April 17, 2009) Transmission and Appropriation of Secular Sciences and Philosophy in Medieval Judaism: Comparative Perspectives, Universal and National Aspect, Institute for Advanced Studies, the Hebrew University, March-August 2007 Seminars and Colloquiums: Sep Sapir College, "The Feminist Forum", "Women and Medicine in the Mar Mar Jul Jun Nov Dec Abbasid World". Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas: The Scholar's Status as Depicted in Arabic Texts Centuries. Haifa University History of Science seminar: The Historiography of Science and the Construction of the Role of the Scholar. The History and Philosophy of Science Colloquium, the Hebrew University: The Historiography of Science in the Medieval Muslim World as a Prism for the study of the History of Science. Graduate students' seminar of the department of Middle Eastern Studies: Historiography of Science in the Muslim World, Methodological Issues. The departmental seminar, Arabic language and literature in Bar-Ilan: The Source of Knowledge as Described in Islamic Texts from the 10 th to the 14 th Centuries. The departmental seminar, Folklore Studies, Ben-Gurion University: Idrīs, the Prophet of the Sciences. Public Speaking: Oct Beit Berel, A Short Introduction to Islam, Hatnua Ha-Kibuzit Oct seminar Kfar Ahim local culture club, A short survey of Islamic cultures talks to senior citizens in Beer Tuvia regional council and Givat Dec Brener regional council Interview for "A Moment of Hebrew" a radio program with Menachem Peri, the word "eyeglasses" in medieval Hebrew

7 Aug Dec interview for "A Moment of Hebrew" a radio program with Menachem Peri, medical terms in the Hebrew language. Interview for The World Without, a radio program, about Islamic astronomy. Teaching Experience: 2014 Introduction to Islamic Religion and its Jewish Links, Shechter Institute, M.A program 2014 Early Islam, from Muhammad to Early Ottoman Empire, Sapir College 2014 Introduction to Islam, Tel Aviv University, International Program, Liberal Arts 2014 Women in Islamic Cultures: Past and Present, Tel Aviv University, International Program, and Achva College (Second Chance program), Sapir College Liberal Arts 2012-to date Preceptor in: "Introduction to the Middle East, From the Days of Muhammad to the Ottoman Empire", Ben Gurion University ; "Introduction to Islamic Religion" Achva College, Sapir College "Medicine and Medical Treatment in the Middle East", Sapir College (third year course) 2012 Designed and taught "The Eastern Heritage" at Sapir College (part of Taqdam program, intended for Bedouin students) 2011 Designed and taught "Introduction to the Muslim world from Muhammad to the Ottoman Empire" at Achva College (Introductory course for first year) ; 2011 Designed and taught: "An Astronomer and Astrologer Entered an Observatory", at Achva College (seminar) Designed and taught: Clocks, Observatories and the Elixir 2006 Preceptor in: Introduction to the History of the Middle East, from Muhammad to the Ottoman Empire at Ben-Gurion University Designed and taught: Science and Society at Ben-Gurion University and Achva College

8 Preceptor in: Introduction to Islamic Religion at Ben-Gurion University ; Preceptor in: Academic Skills in Ben-Gurion University Preceptor in Introduction to the Modern Middle East at Ben- Gurion University In charge of the Middle Ages section of the Herzog Center Archive Professional Activity: ISLAMSCI 2013 to date MEDMED - Medieval Medicine List, 2009 to date H-MEM List on Islamic Lands of the Medieval Period, 2009 to date Israeli Society of the History and Philosophy of Science, 2005 to date H-Net History of Science, Medicine and Technology, 2002 to date Middle East and Islamic Studies Association of Israel, 1999 to date Non-refereed article: 2004 "It May Have Been Different", in: Alfredo Musajo-Somma, M.D. (ed.), Proceedings of the 39 th International Congress on the History of Medicine, Bari, 1: Updated December 3, 2014