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Prof. Etan Kohlberg was born in Tel-Aviv and spent his childhood learning music especially through violin. Kohlberg’s father was a pharmacist | Prof. Etan Kohlberg was born in Tel-Aviv and spent his childhood learning music especially through violin. Kohlberg’s father was a pharmacist who married a violinist named Bat-Sheva Savaldi-Kohlberg. The couple had a son in 1983, Yaron Kohlberg who became an international pianist. | ||
== Education == | == Education == | ||
Revision as of 12:07, 1 November 2021
Etan Kohlberg is a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Etan Kohlberg | |
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| Born | Tel-Aviv |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Professor at Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Spouse(s) | Bat-Sheva Savaldi-Kohlberg |
Biography
Prof. Etan Kohlberg was born in Tel-Aviv and spent his childhood learning music especially through violin. Kohlberg’s father was a pharmacist who married a violinist named Bat-Sheva Savaldi-Kohlberg. The couple had a son in 1983, Yaron Kohlberg who became an international pianist.
Education
- Doctorate, Oxford University, 1971
- Master of Arts, Hebrew University, 1968
- Bachelor of Arts, Hebrew University, 1966
Career
- Professor, Hebrew University, (1991-Present)
- Head of the Institute of Asian and African Studies, Hebrew University, (1987-1989)
- Associate Professor, Hebrew University, (1983-1991)
- Senior Lecturer, Hebrew University, (1976-1983)
- Lecturer, Hebrew University, (1972-1976)
Academic Activities
- Taught at Yale University
- Research Assistant, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey
- Member, Israel Academy of Sciences
Books
- In Praise of the Few: Studies in Shiite Thought and History: Shii Islam: Texts and Studies, Brill Academic Publications, 2020
- Medieval Muslim Scholar at Work: Ibn Tawus and His Library: Ibn Ṭāwūs and His Library: Islamic Philosophy, Theology, & Science, Brill Academic Publications, 1992
- Shi'ism (The Formation of the Classical Islamic World), Routledge, 2003
- Belief and Law in Imami Shi’ism, Aldershot Variorum, 1991
Articles
- “The Development of the Imami Shi’i Doctrine of jihad”, Journal of the German Oriental Society vol. 126 no. 1, 1976, p. 64-86
- “From Imāmiyya to Ithnā-‘Ashariyya”, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies vol. 39, 1976, p. 521-534.
Honors
- Rothschild Prize for Humanities, 2008
- EMET Prize for Oriental Studies, 2008