Program

Workshop Schedule

 

The Early Islamic Empire at Work – The View from the Regions toward the Center

“Toward an Understanding of Regional Geography”

 

Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 - Edmund-Siemers-Allee (ESA) 1, Rm 11

 

9.30 - 12.30 am             Regional Session „Key Regions“

9.30-10am                         Peter Verkinderen, Fars

10.00 am                           Hannah-Lena Hagemann, al-Jazira

10.30 am                           Coffee break

11.00 am                           Simon Gundelfinger, Bilad al-Sham

11.30am                            José Haro Peralta, Ifriqiya

12.00 am                           Discussion

12.30 pm                           Lunch Break

 

14.00 pm -15.30 pm   Methodological Session “Methods and Mapping”

 

                                         José Haro Peralta

                                         Challenges Understanding the Texts (distances, contradictions, etc.)

                                         Peter Verkinderen

                                         A Geographical Information System (GIS) for the Project

                                         Simon Gundelfinger & Hannah-Lena Hagemann

                                         Borders and Boundaries

 

15:30 pm                           End