Professor, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
Campus
- Downtown Toronto (St. George)
Cross-Appointments
Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies
Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies
Centre for the Study of Religion
Centre for Medieval Studies
Fields of Study
- Jewish Cultures, Languages, and Literatures
- Jewish History and Social Sciences
Areas of Interest
- Cultural history of Iran;
- Classical Persian literature;
- Islamic mysticism;
- history of medieval Iran and Central Asia;
- Perso-Islamic political philosophy.