Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Robert Gleave

Professor of Arabic Studies at the University of Exeter

4 episodes

Covers topics in categories such as:

PhilosophyCultureReligionMetaphysiciansEpistemologistsIslamic philosophersAutobiographersMuslim critics of atheism, Asharis12th-century Muslim theologiansPsychology in the medieval Islamic worldEconomists of the medieval Islamic world, MujaddidIranian logicians, Iranian ethicistsEarly modern history of Georgia (country)History of Dagestan

  1. 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

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    Also featuring: Peter Adamson, Carole Hillenbrand

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    PhilosophyMetaphysiciansEpistemologistsIslamic philosophersAutobiographers12th-century Muslim theologiansPsychology in the medieval Islamic worldMuslim critics of atheism, AsharisEconomists of the medieval Islamic world, MujaddidIranian logicians, Iranian ethicists

  2. 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

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    Also featuring: Emma Loosley, Andrew Newman

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    CultureEarly modern history of Georgia (country)History of Dagestan

  3. Islamic Law and its Origins

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins and early development of Islamic law.

    5 May 2011

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    Also featuring: Hugh Kennedy, Mona Siddiqui

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    Religion

  4. Sunni and Shia Islam

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins of the theological split between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims.

    25 June 2009

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    Also featuring: Amira Bennison, Hugh N. Kennedy

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    Religion