Our research team collaborates to understand the intellectual dynamics of premodern Islamic epistemic cultures, with a focus on polymathy and interdisciplinarity.
Islam Dayeh, Principal Investigator of the project, leads the exploration of the pedagogies, scholarly practices, and institutional frameworks that fostered disciplinary integration in the premodern Islamic world.
Samer Rashwani investigates the critical role of commentaries and glosses in the growth and integration of scholarly disciplines during this period.
Colinda Lindermann studies the impact of language and Arabic technical terminology on the integration and development of various disciplines of knowledge in the post-formative period.
Elmozfar (Kotoz) Ahmed examines the educational and institutional processes that cultivated the unique expertise of the muḥtasib, an expert-polymathic figure responsible for overseeing social and economic activities in premodern Muslim cities.
