Robert Gleave
Professor of Arabic Studies at the University of Exeter
4 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
Al-Ghazali
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Islamic scholar Al-Ghazali, one of the most significant and influential philosophers of the Middle Ages.
19 March 2015
Also featuring: Peter Adamson, Carole Hillenbrand
Philosophy12th-century Muslim theologiansMetaphysiciansIslamic philosophersPsychology in the medieval Islamic worldEconomists of the medieval Islamic world, MujaddidIranian ethicists, Iranian logiciansEpistemologistsAsharis, Muslim critics of atheismAutobiographers11th century12th centuryEconomicsIslamMedicinePsychologyTheologyThe Safavid dynasty
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Safavid Dynasty, the rulers of early modern Persia, who had a profound impact on the cultural and religious identity of Iran.
12 January 2012
Also featuring: Emma Loosley, Andrew Newman
Islamic Law and its Origins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins and early development of Islamic law.
5 May 2011
Also featuring: Hugh Kennedy, Mona Siddiqui
Sunni and Shia Islam
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins of the theological split between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims.
25 June 2009
Also featuring: Amira Bennison, Hugh N. Kennedy