Anna Suvorova
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Anna A. Suvorova is a Russian Orientalist
and art critic
. She is bilingual in Russian and Urdu.
), Professor of Indo-Islamic culture at the Institute of Oriental and classical cultures (Russian State University for the Humanities
), member of the International faculty in National College of Arts
(Pakistan
), fellow of Academic Advisory Board, Centre for Study of Gender and Culture (Pakistan
), fellow of Royal Asiatic Society
(UK).
Areas of professional interest: South-Asian premodern literature, Islam
in the Indian Subcontinent
, Sufism
, South-Asian performing and visual arts.
For her contribution to the research of Pakistani literature and cultural heritage she has been conferred one of the highest state awards of Pakistan — Sitara-i-Imtiaz
.
Anna A. Suvorova (born 11 January 1949, Moscow
) is a Russian Orientalist
and art critic
. She is bilingual in Russian and Urdu.
), Professor of Indo-Islamic culture at the Institute of Oriental and classical cultures (Russian State University for the Humanities
), member of the International faculty in National College of Arts
(Pakistan
), fellow of Academic Advisory Board, Centre for Study of Gender and Culture (Pakistan
), fellow of Royal Asiatic Society
(UK).
Areas of professional interest: South-Asian premodern literature, Islam
in the Indian Subcontinent
, Sufism
, South-Asian performing and visual arts.
For her contribution to the research of Pakistani literature and cultural heritage she has been conferred one of the highest state awards of Pakistan — Sitara-i-Imtiaz
.
Anna A. Suvorova (born 11 January 1949, Moscow
) is a Russian Orientalist
and art critic
. She is bilingual in Russian and Urdu.
), Professor of Indo-Islamic culture at the Institute of Oriental and classical cultures (Russian State University for the Humanities
), member of the International faculty in National College of Arts
(Pakistan
), fellow of Academic Advisory Board, Centre for Study of Gender and Culture (Pakistan
), fellow of Royal Asiatic Society
(UK).
Areas of professional interest: South-Asian premodern literature, Islam
in the Indian Subcontinent
, Sufism
, South-Asian performing and visual arts.
For her contribution to the research of Pakistani literature and cultural heritage she has been conferred one of the highest state awards of Pakistan — Sitara-i-Imtiaz
.
Oriental studies
Oriental studies is the academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology; in recent years the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Asian studies and Middle Eastern studies...
and art critic
Art critic
An art critic is a person who specializes in evaluating art. Their written critiques, or reviews, are published in newspapers, magazines, books and on web sites...
. She is bilingual in Russian and Urdu.
Biography
Suvorova is the Head of the Department of Asian Literature at the Institute of Oriental Studies (Russian Academy of SciencesRussian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
), Professor of Indo-Islamic culture at the Institute of Oriental and classical cultures (Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian State University for the Humanities
The Russian State University for the Humanities , is a university in Moscow, Russia with over 5500 students. It was created in 1991 as the result of the merger of the Moscow Public University and the Moscow State Institute for History and Archives The Russian State University for the Humanities...
), member of the International faculty in National College of Arts
National College of Arts
The National College of Arts Lahore, usually referred to by its acronym NCA, is a famous old college in Lahore, Pakistan.Like all old institutions, the National College of Arts, has a historical tradition. Much of its present tone was set long ago when it was known as the Mayo School of Arts...
(Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
), fellow of Academic Advisory Board, Centre for Study of Gender and Culture (Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
), fellow of Royal Asiatic Society
Royal Asiatic Society
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was established, according to its Royal Charter of 11 August 1824, to further "the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia." From its incorporation the Society...
(UK).
Areas of professional interest: South-Asian premodern literature, Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
in the Indian Subcontinent
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent, also Indian Subcontinent, Indo-Pak Subcontinent or South Asian Subcontinent is a region of the Asian continent on the Indian tectonic plate from the Hindu Kush or Hindu Koh, Himalayas and including the Kuen Lun and Karakoram ranges, forming a land mass which extends...
, Sufism
Sufism
Sufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
, South-Asian performing and visual arts.
For her contribution to the research of Pakistani literature and cultural heritage she has been conferred one of the highest state awards of Pakistan — Sitara-i-Imtiaz
Sitara-i-Imtiaz
The Sitara-i-Imtiaz , is the third highest honour and civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes the individuals who made an "especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of Pakistan, world peace, cultural or other significant public endeavors"...
.
Selected works
- Masnavi: A Study of Urdu Romance. — Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2000.
- Muslim Saints of South Asia: the eleventh to fifteenth century. — London—N.Y.: Routledge, 2004.
Anna A. Suvorova (born 11 January 1949, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
) is a Russian Orientalist
Oriental studies
Oriental studies is the academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology; in recent years the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Asian studies and Middle Eastern studies...
and art critic
Art critic
An art critic is a person who specializes in evaluating art. Their written critiques, or reviews, are published in newspapers, magazines, books and on web sites...
. She is bilingual in Russian and Urdu.
Biography
Suvorova is the Head of the Department of Asian Literature at the Institute of Oriental Studies (Russian Academy of SciencesRussian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
), Professor of Indo-Islamic culture at the Institute of Oriental and classical cultures (Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian State University for the Humanities
The Russian State University for the Humanities , is a university in Moscow, Russia with over 5500 students. It was created in 1991 as the result of the merger of the Moscow Public University and the Moscow State Institute for History and Archives The Russian State University for the Humanities...
), member of the International faculty in National College of Arts
National College of Arts
The National College of Arts Lahore, usually referred to by its acronym NCA, is a famous old college in Lahore, Pakistan.Like all old institutions, the National College of Arts, has a historical tradition. Much of its present tone was set long ago when it was known as the Mayo School of Arts...
(Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
), fellow of Academic Advisory Board, Centre for Study of Gender and Culture (Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
), fellow of Royal Asiatic Society
Royal Asiatic Society
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was established, according to its Royal Charter of 11 August 1824, to further "the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia." From its incorporation the Society...
(UK).
Areas of professional interest: South-Asian premodern literature, Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
in the Indian Subcontinent
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent, also Indian Subcontinent, Indo-Pak Subcontinent or South Asian Subcontinent is a region of the Asian continent on the Indian tectonic plate from the Hindu Kush or Hindu Koh, Himalayas and including the Kuen Lun and Karakoram ranges, forming a land mass which extends...
, Sufism
Sufism
Sufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
, South-Asian performing and visual arts.
For her contribution to the research of Pakistani literature and cultural heritage she has been conferred one of the highest state awards of Pakistan — Sitara-i-Imtiaz
Sitara-i-Imtiaz
The Sitara-i-Imtiaz , is the third highest honour and civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes the individuals who made an "especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of Pakistan, world peace, cultural or other significant public endeavors"...
.
Selected works
- Masnavi: A Study of Urdu Romance. — Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2000.review Christopher ShackleChristopher ShackleChristopher Shackle is a retired Professor of Modern Languages of South Asia in the University of London, Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia, and also Professor, Department of Study of Religions at that university...
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?aid=109809review Pritchett F. The Journal of Asian Studies. — 2001, vol. 60, No. 1. - Muslim Saints of South Asia: the eleventh to fifteenth century. — London—N.Y.: Routledge, 2004.review Bruce Lawrence http://jis.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/pdf_extract/17/1/102review Karen Ruffel http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?aid=856884
Anna A. Suvorova (born 11 January 1949, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
) is a Russian Orientalist
Oriental studies
Oriental studies is the academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology; in recent years the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Asian studies and Middle Eastern studies...
and art critic
Art critic
An art critic is a person who specializes in evaluating art. Their written critiques, or reviews, are published in newspapers, magazines, books and on web sites...
. She is bilingual in Russian and Urdu.
Biography
Suvorova is the Head of the Department of Asian Literature at the Institute of Oriental Studies (Russian Academy of SciencesRussian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
), Professor of Indo-Islamic culture at the Institute of Oriental and classical cultures (Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian State University for the Humanities
The Russian State University for the Humanities , is a university in Moscow, Russia with over 5500 students. It was created in 1991 as the result of the merger of the Moscow Public University and the Moscow State Institute for History and Archives The Russian State University for the Humanities...
), member of the International faculty in National College of Arts
National College of Arts
The National College of Arts Lahore, usually referred to by its acronym NCA, is a famous old college in Lahore, Pakistan.Like all old institutions, the National College of Arts, has a historical tradition. Much of its present tone was set long ago when it was known as the Mayo School of Arts...
(Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
), fellow of Academic Advisory Board, Centre for Study of Gender and Culture (Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
), fellow of Royal Asiatic Society
Royal Asiatic Society
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was established, according to its Royal Charter of 11 August 1824, to further "the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia." From its incorporation the Society...
(UK).
Areas of professional interest: South-Asian premodern literature, Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
in the Indian Subcontinent
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent, also Indian Subcontinent, Indo-Pak Subcontinent or South Asian Subcontinent is a region of the Asian continent on the Indian tectonic plate from the Hindu Kush or Hindu Koh, Himalayas and including the Kuen Lun and Karakoram ranges, forming a land mass which extends...
, Sufism
Sufism
Sufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
, South-Asian performing and visual arts.
For her contribution to the research of Pakistani literature and cultural heritage she has been conferred one of the highest state awards of Pakistan — Sitara-i-Imtiaz
Sitara-i-Imtiaz
The Sitara-i-Imtiaz , is the third highest honour and civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes the individuals who made an "especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of Pakistan, world peace, cultural or other significant public endeavors"...
.
Selected works
- Masnavi: A Study of Urdu Romance. — Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2000.review Christopher ShackleChristopher ShackleChristopher Shackle is a retired Professor of Modern Languages of South Asia in the University of London, Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia, and also Professor, Department of Study of Religions at that university...
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?aid=109809review Pritchett F. The Journal of Asian Studies. — 2001, vol. 60, No. 1. - Muslim Saints of South Asia: the eleventh to fifteenth century. — London—N.Y.: Routledge, 2004.review Bruce Lawrence http://jis.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/pdf_extract/17/1/102review Karen Ruffel http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?aid=856884review