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Nehemia Levtzion

Nehemia Levtzion (Hebrew: נחמיה לבציון; November 24, 1935 — August 15, 2003) was an Israeli scholar of African history, Near East, Islamic, and African studies, and the President of the Open University of Israel from 1987 to 1992 and the Executive Director of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute from 1994 to 1997.[1]

Nehemia Levtzion
נחמיה לבציון
Nehemia Levtzion
Born(1935-11-24)November 24, 1935
DiedAugust 15, 2003(2003-08-15) (aged 67)
NationalityIsraeli
Title
Children4

Early and personal life edit

Levtzion was born in the moshav of Be'er Tuvia.[1] His parents were Pnina (née Perlow) and Aron Lubetski, who later changed their surname to Levtzion, and he had an older sister named Hanna.[1] He was Jewish, and had four children.[2] His wife Tirtza was a teacher and deputy head of Jerusalem's Gymnasia Rehavia high school in Jerusalem.[3] They lived for a time in Ghana, where he studied the spread of Islam in Africa;[3] the family also lived in Beit Hakerem in Jerusalem.[3] Levtzion completed a dissertation at the University of London in 1965.[4]

Career edit

Levtzion was a scholar of African history, Near East, Islamic, and African studies, and especially Islam in Africa.[3][5] He taught at (starting in 1965) and was Professor of History and Asian and African Studies and the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities (1978-1981) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Director of the Ben-Zvi Institute for the Study of Jewish Communities in the East (1982-1987), the President of the Open University of Israel (1987-1992), the Executive Director of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute (1994-1997), and the Chairman of the Council for Higher Education in Israel’s Planning and Budgeting Committee (1997-2003).[2][6][3]

The Nehemia Levtzion Center for Islamic Studies was established at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2004.[7]

Selected publications edit

  • Levtzion, Nehemia (1969). Muslims and Chiefs in West Africa: A Study of Islam in the Middle Volta Basin in the Pre-Colonial Period. Oxford University Press. p. 228.[8][9]
  • Levtzion, Nehemia (1973). Ancient Ghana and Mali. Methuen and Company. p. 283.[10]
  • Levtzion, Nehemia, ed. (1979). Conversion to Islam. Holmes and Meier. p. 272.[11]
  • Levtzion, Nehemia; Fisher, Humphrey J., eds. (1987). Rural and Urban Islam in West Africa. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 176.[12]
  • Levtzion, Nehemia; Voll, James O., eds. (1987). Eighteenth-Century Renewal and Reform in Islam. Syracuse University Press. p. 200.[13]
  • Levtzion, Nehemia (1994). Islam in West Africa: Religion, Society and Politics to 1800. Ashgate Publishing. p. 324.[14][15]
  • Levtzion, Nehemia; Pouwels, Randall L. (2000). The History of Islam in Africa. Ohio University Press. p. 592.[16][17]
  • Levtzion, Nehemia (2007). Abitbol, Michel; Nadan, Amos (eds.). Islam in Africa and the Middle East: Studies on Conversion and Renewal. Ashgate/Variorum. p. 336.[18]

Further reading edit

  • McDougall, E. Ann, ed. (2014). Engaging with a Legacy: Nehemia Levtzion (1935-2003). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-98090-2.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "The Legacy of Nehemia Levtzion 1935-2003". Canadian Journal of African Studies. 42 (2/3): 230–249. 2008. doi:10.1080/00083968.2008.10751379. JSTOR 40380164. S2CID 219565300.
  2. ^ a b "Nehemia Levtzion; 1935—2003," Sudanic Africa, 14, 2003, 21-32.
  3. ^ a b c d e Judy Siegel-Itzkovich (September 10, 2017). "Dr. Levtzion-Korach is first female to run a state-owned general hospital". The Jerusalem Post.
  4. ^ Wilks, Ivor (2008). "Nehemia Levtzion and Islam in Ghana: Reminiscences". Canadian Journal of African Studies. 42 (2–3): 250–264. doi:10.1080/00083968.2008.10751380. S2CID 148738309.
  5. ^ McDougall, E. Ann (2008). "Engaging with the Legacy of Nehemia Levtzion: An Introduction". Canadian Journal of African Studies. 42 (2/3): 213–229. doi:10.1080/00083968.2008.10751378. JSTOR 40380163. S2CID 219565283.
  6. ^ "Nehemia Levtzion". Ohio University Press / Swallow Press.
  7. ^ "The Nehemia Levtzion Center for Islamic Studies"
  8. ^ Hunwick, J. O. (October 1969). "Muslims and Chiefs in West Africa: a study of Islam in the Middle Volta Basin in the pre-colonial period". African Affairs. 68 (273): 363–364. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a095936.
  9. ^ Brenner, Louis (April 1971). "Nehemia Levtzion. Muslims and Chiefs in West Africa: A Study of Islam in the Middle Volta Basin in the Pre-Colonial Period. (Oxford Studies in African Affairs.) New York: Oxford University Press. 1969. Pp. xxvi, 228. $7.00". The American Historical Review. 76 (2): 533–534. doi:10.1086/ahr/76.2.533-a.
  10. ^ Fagan, Brian M. (April 1975). "Nehemia Levtzion. Ancient Ghana and Mali. (Studies in African History, 7.) London: Methuen and Company; distrib. by Barnes and Noble, New York. 1973. Pp. x, 283. Cloth $10.00, paper $6.50". The American Historical Review. 80 (2): 448–449. doi:10.1086/ahr/80.2.448.
  11. ^ Stewart, C. C. (October 1980). "Conversion to Islam. Edited by Nehemia Levtzion. New York: Holmes and Meier, 1979. Pp. viii + 272. $29.50". The Journal of African History. 21 (4): 570–571. doi:10.1017/S0021853700018910. S2CID 163150052.
  12. ^ Ibrahim, Jibrin (December 1990). "Rural and Urban Islam in West Africa edited by Nehemia Levtzion and Humphrey J. Fisher Boulder and London, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1987 edn. Pp. vii + 176. £20.95". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 28 (4): 715–716. doi:10.1017/S0022278X00054884.
  13. ^ Brett, Michael (June 1989). "Nehemia Levtzion and John o. Voll, editors. Eighteenth-Century Renewal and Reform in Islam. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press. 1987. Pp. 200. $24.95". The American Historical Review. 94 (3): 822–823. doi:10.1086/ahr/94.3.822.
  14. ^ Hawting, G. R. (June 1995). "Nehemia Levtzion: Islam in west Africa: religion, society and politics to 1800. (Collected Studies Series, CS462.) x, [324] pp. Amersham Hants.: Variorum; Brookfield, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing Co., 1994. £49.50". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 58 (2): 435–436. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00011654. S2CID 155072536.
  15. ^ Bangura, Ahmed Sheikh (1997). "Islam in West Africa: Religion, Society and Politics to 1800 (by Nehemia Levtzion) (Book Review)". American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences. 14 (3): 91–92. doi:10.35632/ajis.v14i3.2271.
  16. ^ Mirzeler, Mustafa (2001). "The History of Islam in Africa (review)". Africa Today. 48 (2): 168–170. doi:10.1353/at.2001.0039. S2CID 143048787.
  17. ^ Reese, Scott (October 2004). "Book Review: The History of Islam in Africa". Journal of Asian and African Studies. 39 (5): 456–458. doi:10.1177/002190960403900516. S2CID 143536672.
  18. ^ Last, Murray (May 2008). "Islam in Africa and the Middle East: Studies on Conversion and Renewal BY NEHEMIAH LEVTZION. Edited by MICHEL ABITBOL and AMOS NADAN". Journal of Islamic Studies. 19 (2): 268–269. doi:10.1093/jis/etn017.

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Nehemia Levtzion Hebrew נחמיה לבציון November 24 1935 August 15 2003 was an Israeli scholar of African history Near East Islamic and African studies and the President of the Open University of Israel from 1987 to 1992 and the Executive Director of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute from 1994 to 1997 1 Nehemia Levtzionנחמיה לבציוןNehemia LevtzionBorn 1935 11 24 November 24 1935Be er Tuvia Mandatory PalestineDiedAugust 15 2003 2003 08 15 aged 67 NationalityIsraeliTitlePresident of the Open University of Israel 1987 1992 Executive Director of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute 1994 1997 Children4 Contents 1 Early and personal life 2 Career 3 Selected publications 4 Further reading 5 ReferencesEarly and personal life editLevtzion was born in the moshav of Be er Tuvia 1 His parents were Pnina nee Perlow and Aron Lubetski who later changed their surname to Levtzion and he had an older sister named Hanna 1 He was Jewish and had four children 2 His wife Tirtza was a teacher and deputy head of Jerusalem s Gymnasia Rehavia high school in Jerusalem 3 They lived for a time in Ghana where he studied the spread of Islam in Africa 3 the family also lived in Beit Hakerem in Jerusalem 3 Levtzion completed a dissertation at the University of London in 1965 4 Career editLevtzion was a scholar of African history Near East Islamic and African studies and especially Islam in Africa 3 5 He taught at starting in 1965 and was Professor of History and Asian and African Studies and the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities 1978 1981 at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem the Director of the Ben Zvi Institute for the Study of Jewish Communities in the East 1982 1987 the President of the Open University of Israel 1987 1992 the Executive Director of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute 1994 1997 and the Chairman of the Council for Higher Education in Israel s Planning and Budgeting Committee 1997 2003 2 6 3 The Nehemia Levtzion Center for Islamic Studies was established at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2004 7 Selected publications editLevtzion Nehemia 1969 Muslims and Chiefs in West Africa A Study of Islam in the Middle Volta Basin in the Pre Colonial Period Oxford University Press p 228 8 9 Levtzion Nehemia 1973 Ancient Ghana and Mali Methuen and Company p 283 10 Levtzion Nehemia ed 1979 Conversion to Islam Holmes and Meier p 272 11 Levtzion Nehemia Fisher Humphrey J eds 1987 Rural and Urban Islam in West Africa Lynne Rienner Publishers p 176 12 Levtzion Nehemia Voll James O eds 1987 Eighteenth Century Renewal and Reform in Islam Syracuse University Press p 200 13 Levtzion Nehemia 1994 Islam in West Africa Religion Society and Politics to 1800 Ashgate Publishing p 324 14 15 Levtzion Nehemia Pouwels Randall L 2000 The History of Islam in Africa Ohio University Press p 592 16 17 Levtzion Nehemia 2007 Abitbol Michel Nadan Amos eds Islam in Africa and the Middle East Studies on Conversion and Renewal Ashgate Variorum p 336 18 Further reading editMcDougall E Ann ed 2014 Engaging with a Legacy Nehemia Levtzion 1935 2003 Routledge ISBN 978 1 317 98090 2 References edit a b c The Legacy of Nehemia Levtzion 1935 2003 Canadian Journal of African Studies 42 2 3 230 249 2008 doi 10 1080 00083968 2008 10751379 JSTOR 40380164 S2CID 219565300 a b Nehemia Levtzion 1935 2003 Sudanic Africa 14 2003 21 32 a b c d e Judy Siegel Itzkovich September 10 2017 Dr Levtzion Korach is first female to run a state owned general hospital The Jerusalem Post Wilks Ivor 2008 Nehemia Levtzion and Islam in Ghana Reminiscences Canadian Journal of African Studies 42 2 3 250 264 doi 10 1080 00083968 2008 10751380 S2CID 148738309 McDougall E Ann 2008 Engaging with the Legacy of Nehemia Levtzion An Introduction Canadian Journal of African Studies 42 2 3 213 229 doi 10 1080 00083968 2008 10751378 JSTOR 40380163 S2CID 219565283 Nehemia Levtzion Ohio University Press Swallow Press The Nehemia Levtzion Center for Islamic Studies Hunwick J O October 1969 Muslims and Chiefs in West Africa a study of Islam in the Middle Volta Basin in the pre colonial period African Affairs 68 273 363 364 doi 10 1093 oxfordjournals afraf a095936 Brenner Louis April 1971 Nehemia Levtzion Muslims and Chiefs in West Africa A Study of Islam in the Middle Volta Basin in the Pre Colonial Period Oxford Studies in African Affairs New York Oxford University Press 1969 Pp xxvi 228 7 00 The American Historical Review 76 2 533 534 doi 10 1086 ahr 76 2 533 a Fagan Brian M April 1975 Nehemia Levtzion Ancient Ghana and Mali Studies in African History 7 London Methuen and Company distrib by Barnes and Noble New York 1973 Pp x 283 Cloth 10 00 paper 6 50 The American Historical Review 80 2 448 449 doi 10 1086 ahr 80 2 448 Stewart C C October 1980 Conversion to Islam Edited by Nehemia Levtzion New York Holmes and Meier 1979 Pp viii 272 29 50 The Journal of African History 21 4 570 571 doi 10 1017 S0021853700018910 S2CID 163150052 Ibrahim Jibrin December 1990 Rural and Urban Islam in West Africa edited by Nehemia Levtzion and Humphrey J Fisher Boulder and London Lynne Rienner Publishers 1987 edn Pp vii 176 20 95 The Journal of Modern African Studies 28 4 715 716 doi 10 1017 S0022278X00054884 Brett Michael June 1989 Nehemia Levtzion and John o Voll editors Eighteenth Century Renewal and Reform in Islam Syracuse N Y Syracuse University Press 1987 Pp 200 24 95 The American Historical Review 94 3 822 823 doi 10 1086 ahr 94 3 822 Hawting G R June 1995 Nehemia Levtzion Islam in west Africa religion society and politics to 1800 Collected Studies Series CS462 x 324 pp Amersham Hants Variorum Brookfield Vermont Ashgate Publishing Co 1994 49 50 Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 58 2 435 436 doi 10 1017 S0041977X00011654 S2CID 155072536 Bangura Ahmed Sheikh 1997 Islam in West Africa Religion Society and Politics to 1800 by Nehemia Levtzion Book Review American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 14 3 91 92 doi 10 35632 ajis v14i3 2271 Mirzeler Mustafa 2001 The History of Islam in Africa review Africa Today 48 2 168 170 doi 10 1353 at 2001 0039 S2CID 143048787 Reese Scott October 2004 Book Review The History of Islam in Africa Journal of Asian and African Studies 39 5 456 458 doi 10 1177 002190960403900516 S2CID 143536672 Last Murray May 2008 Islam in Africa and the Middle East Studies on Conversion and Renewal BY NEHEMIAH LEVTZION Edited by MICHEL ABITBOL and AMOS NADAN Journal of Islamic Studies 19 2 268 269 doi 10 1093 jis etn017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nehemia Levtzion amp oldid 1182683491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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