Bernard O'Kane (scholar)

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Bernard O'Kane
NationalityIrish
AwardsFarabi Award (2018)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh (PhD), Queen's University of Belfast (LLB)
ThesisTimurid architecture in Khurasan. (1982)
Doctoral advisorRobert Hillenbrand
Other academic advisorsL. P. Elwell-Sutton, Hossein Modarressi
Academic work
InstitutionsAmerican University in Cairo
Websitehttps://www.aucegypt.edu/fac/bernardokane

Bernard O'Kane is an Irish Islamic studies scholar and Iranologist and Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture at the American University in Cairo.[1]

He is known for his works on Islamic architecture[2] and is a winner of Farabi International Award.[3]

Works[]

  • Mosques: the 100 Most Iconic Islamic Houses of Worship, New York, Assouline Publishers, 2019
  • The Mosques of Egypt, Cairo, AUC Press, 2017
  • The Illustrated Guide to the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, Cairo, AUC Press, 2012

References[]

  1. ^ "The Appearance of Persian in Islamic Art". Mazda Publishers.
  2. ^ "Discovering the wonder of Egypt's Islamic architecture". Arab News. 27 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Announcement - Bernard O'Kane, 9th Farabi International Award Winner". networks.h-net.org.

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