I am a research associate in the ERC project MAJLIS. Previously, I have worked for the Arabic and Latin Glossary (Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Würzburg). At the Institute of Near and Middle Eastern Studies at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, I have taught courses on different aspects of Middle Eastern Judaism, including Jewish philosophy in Hebrew and Arabic, Jewish manuscript culture, as well as Aramaic language courses. My areas of interest include intellectual history in the Near and Middle East, book history, manuscript studies, provenance research, and science communication. Since 2023, I am running the blog and resource site Membra Dispersa Sinaitica which is dedicated to the dislocated manuscripts of St Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai, Egypt.
Peter.Tarras@lmu.de https://lmu-munich.academia.edu/PeterTarras https://bsky.app/profile/petertarras.bsky.social https://x.com/peter_tarras
Areas of Interest
philosophy in Arabic (Jewish, Christian, Muslim), Arabic Bible, history and manuscript heritage of Middle Eastern Jewish and Eastern (Oriental) Christian communities, manuscript studies
Historical Periods of Interest
8th through 14th centuries; occasionally late 19th and early 20th centuries
Positions
2023
Research Associate, ERC project “MAJLIS”
2019 – 2023
Research Associate, DFG project “Arabic and Latin Glossary”, Institute for Philosophy, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
2018 – 2019
Research Associate, DFG project “Korpus der arabisch-lateinischen Übersetzungen des 10.–14. Jahrhunderts”, Institute for Philosophy, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Education
2016 – 2024
PhD Candidate, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich (thesis title: “Unglückseligkeit: Anthropologisierung und Eschatologisierung des Bösen bei Abū Naṣr al-Fārābī”; supervisors: Peter Adamson and Dag N. Hasse)
2014 – 2016
MA in Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Institute for Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich (thesis title: “Theodor Abū Qurras Gebrauch biblischer Zitate im Kontext der frühen christlich-arabischen Apologetik”; supervisor: Ronny Vollandt)
2012 – 2014
BA in Philosophy and Oriental and Ancient Studies, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich (thesis title: “The Status of Logic According to al-Ġazālī”; supervisor: Peter Adamson)
2010 – 2012
BA in Philosophy, Islamic Studies, University of Kiel
Awards and distinctions
2020
Gorgias Book Grant
2016 – 2018
Doctoral scholarship, Munich School of Ancient Philosophy
2013 – 2016
Student scholarship, Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
