Sarah Mirza
Associate Professor of Religious Studies; Middle Eastern and North African Studies; South Asian Studies; Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Middle Eastern North African Studies, Religious Studies, South Asian Studies
Biography
Sarah Mirza is a historian of pre-Islamic Arabia and early Islam. Her current book project, Rock, Leather, Wood, Skin, is a media history of shoes.
Areas of Interest
Pre-Islamic Arabia and early Islam; manuscript studies; heritage conservation; history of craftwork; media theory
Courses Taught
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FYS Humanimal: Animal Ethics in the Anthropocene
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RELS 110 Religion, Violence, and the Nation-State
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RELS 222 Islam
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RELS 267 Ancient Arabian Religions
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RELS 267 Materiality and the Spirit: paper, pigment, ritual
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RELS 267 Iranian History and Cinema
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RELS 267 Technologies of the Self
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RELS 269 Pop Culture in Medieval Islam
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RELS 269 Decolonizing Fashion: personhood, sustainability, and racial capitalism
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RELS 399 Islamic Origins
Selected Publications & Presentations
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Islamic origins, Arabian custom, and the documents of the Prophet, Gorgias Press, Islamic History and Thought Series vol 17 (2022)
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"Copies More Authentic than Originals: The Prophet's Letters and Covenants as Heritage Objects," In The Fake, the Replica, and the Copy (Islamic Manuscripts and Books Series). Anne Regourd, ed. Leiden: Brill (forthcoming)
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"Dhimma Agreements and Sanctuary Systems at Islamic Origins," Journal of Near Eastern Studies 77/2 (April 2018): 99-117
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"Shoes, Writing: Unspeaking Writing in the Material Culture of Pre-Islamic Arabia and early Islam," West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture, 24/2 (Fall-Winter 2017): 159-76
Want to learn more?
Interested in Middle Eastern North African Studies, Religious Studies, South Asian Studies or have questions about courses? Feel free to reach out!
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