Amir Harrak completed his Masters and PhD at the University of Toronto in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations. He is interested in Aramaic and Syriac languages and literatures, the history of Syriac Christianity, and relations between Syriac Christianity and Islam. His published works include The Acts of Mar Mari the Apostle (2005); “Ah! The Assyrian is the Rod of My Hand!: Syriac Views of History after the Advent of Islam” (2005); “Anti-Manichaean Propaganda in Syriac Literature” (2004); “Les inscriptions syriaques de l’Iraq expression d’une culture littéraire” (2004); and “Piecing Together the Martyrdom of Cyrus of Harran” (2003).
Areas of research
Aramaic and Syriac languages and literatures; history of Syriac Christianity; relations between Syriac Christianity and Islam.
Selected publications
Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies (Chief-Editor since 2000)
The Acts of Mar Mari the Apostle (2005)
“Ah! The Assyrian is the Rod of My Hand!: Syriac Views of History after the Advent of Islam” (2005)
“Anti-Manichaean Propaganda in Syriac Literature” (2004)
“Les inscriptions syriaques de l’Iraq expression d’une culture littéraire” (2004)
“Piecing Together the Martyrdom of Cyrus of Harran” (2003)
“Trade Routes and the Christianization of the Near East” (2002)
“Recent Archaeological Excavations in Takrit and the Discovery of Syriac Inscriptions” (2001)
The Chronicle of Zuqnin Parts III and IV (2000)
Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
Licencié (Louvain), MA PhD (University of Toronto)
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email: aharrak@chass.utoronto.ca
website: www.utoronto.ca/nmc/faculty/harrakcv.html