Robert Gleave
Professor of Arabic Studies at the University of Exeter
4 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
PhilosophyCultureReligionMetaphysiciansEpistemologistsIslamic philosophersAsharis, Muslim critics of atheismAutobiographersIranian ethicists, Iranian logicians12th-century Muslim theologiansEconomists of the medieval Islamic world, MujaddidPsychology in the medieval Islamic worldHistory of DagestanEarly modern history of Georgia (country)
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
The 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