Thomas A. Carlson
medievalmiddleeast.bsky.social
Historian of the Middle East c. 950-1500 CE, but I teach much more broadly. I'm writing a book about religious diversity in an illiberal society. https://www.thomasacarlson.com/ https://medievalmideast.org/ https://www.cambridge.org/9781107186279 he/ܗܘ/هو
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Show PostAnd in Ge'ez, likewise, it's ነፍስ (nafs) (and FWIW Coptic goes Greek, using ⲯⲩⲭⲏ) Those Semitic connections stay undefeated :)
Show PostThey could call it Coldest Case, and season 1 could be all about ancient bodies found in permafrost. There’d be constant infignting between applied forensic scientists and academic archaeologists. Cops would be a total, bumbling side show. Netflix, heed me! Make it!
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And yes, I was hoping to also do the US tour but we decided against crossing the border and I think I don’t need to explain to anyone why. The US tour will be done by folks who already live there and don’t have to cross the fascist border.
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Anyway I hope they donate it to UMass. I know the Armenian American students I regularly get in my medieval classes will appreciate it, and also that provenance is a fun story.
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