Alexey Lyavdansky
- Senior Lecturer:Faculty of Humanities / Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies
- Alexey Lyavdansky has been at HSE University since 2017.
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
Kurdish Language Autumn School (KLAS2017). University of Bamberg (Germany). 4th-15th September 2017.
One-year study programme at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem at the Bible Department. 1996-1997.
Courses (2022/2023)
- Ancient Hebrew Language and Literature (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 5 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Aramaic Language and Literature (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 5 year, 3 module)Rus
- Bible at the Crossroads of Cultural and Religious Traditions (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 4 module)Rus
- Religion and Literature of the Early Jews and neighbouring peoples (Ugarit, Syria, Phoenicia). The Emergence of Old Testament (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar Historical Context of Biblical Studies (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 5 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "The History of Religious Ideas and Practices" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Three World Religions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2021/2022)
- Ancient Hebrew Language and Literature (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 4 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Aramaic Language and Literature (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 4 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "History of Ancient Hebrew" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 4 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- The Fall and Rise of Jerusalem (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 4 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Three world religions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Alphabetical letter in the ancient Middle East (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Ancient Hebrew Language and Literature (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Aramaic Language and Literature (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Old Testament and Ugaritic Literature (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2019/2020)
- Ancient Hebrew Language and Literature (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Analysis and Criticism of Ancient Texts" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Books1
Articles and book chapters25
- Article Balakhvantsev A. S., Kogan L., Lyavdansky A., Tunkina I. V. An Unpublished North West Semitic Inscription from the Collection of the Russian Archaeological Institute in Constantinople // Vestnik Drevnei Istorii. 2022. Vol. 82. No. 4. P. 911-940. doi
- Article Lyavdansky A. Mîrza Mihemed / Mirza Pamat: The Tales of the Fabled Hero in Kurdish and Neo-Aramaic Oral Sources // Oral Tradition. 2022. Vol. 35. No. 2. P. 419-440.
- Article Cherkashina A., Lyavdansky A. Syriac Love Charms. Part II. The Prayer-Type // Scrinium: Journal of Patrology and Critical Hagiography. 2022. Vol. 18. No. 1. P. 22-48. doi
- Chapter Lyavdansky A. A Corpus-Based Swadesh Word List for Literary Christian Urmi (New Alphabet Texts), in: Studies in the Grammar and Lexicon of Neo-Aramaic. Open Book Publishers, 2021. doi P. 415-442. doi
- Article Cherkashina A., Lyavdansky A. Syriac Love Charms. Part I. The Recipe-Type // Scrinium: Journal of Patrology and Critical Hagiography. 2021. Vol. 17. P. 68-91. doi
- Article Häberl C., Kuzin N., Loesov S., Lyavdansky A. A Neo-Aramaic Version of a Kurdish Folktale // Journal of Semitic Studies. 2020. Vol. 65. No. 2. P. 473-493. doi
- Article Lyavdansky A. Two Palmyrene inscriptions in Russian museums // Kleine Untersuchungen zur Sprache des Alten Testaments und seiner Umwelt. 2018. Vol. 23. P. 105-122.
- Chapter Лявданский А. К. «Завещание Соломона» и генезис сюжета Сисиниевой легенды // В кн.: Сисиниева легенда в фольклорных и рукописных традициях Ближнего Востока, Балкан и Восточной Европы / Отв. ред.: А. Л. Топорков; науч. ред.: А. К. Лявданский, Е. Б. Смагина, Т. А. Агапкина, А. Л. Рычков. М. : Индрик, 2017. С. 63-86.
- Chapter Лявданский А. К. Арабские версии Сисиниевой легенды // В кн.: Сисиниева легенда в фольклорных и рукописных традициях Ближнего Востока, Балкан и Восточной Европы / Отв. ред.: А. Л. Топорков; науч. ред.: А. К. Лявданский, Е. Б. Смагина, Т. А. Агапкина, А. Л. Рычков. М. : Индрик, 2017. С. 193-202.
- Chapter Лявданский А. К. Арамейская версия сюжета Сисиниевой легенды // В кн.: Сисиниева легенда в фольклорных и рукописных традициях Ближнего Востока, Балкан и Восточной Европы / Отв. ред.: А. Л. Топорков; науч. ред.: А. К. Лявданский, Е. Б. Смагина, Т. А. Агапкина, А. Л. Рычков. М. : Индрик, 2017. С. 29-62.
- Chapter Лявданский А. К., Топорков А. Л. Введение // В кн.: Сисиниева легенда в фольклорных и рукописных традициях Ближнего Востока, Балкан и Восточной Европы / Отв. ред.: А. Л. Топорков; науч. ред.: А. К. Лявданский, Е. Б. Смагина, Т. А. Агапкина, А. Л. Рычков. М. : Индрик, 2017. С. 13-28.
- Chapter Лявданский А. К., Нуруллина А. С. Сирийская версия Сисиниевой легенды // В кн.: Сисиниева легенда в фольклорных и рукописных традициях Ближнего Востока, Балкан и Восточной Европы / Отв. ред.: А. Л. Топорков; науч. ред.: А. К. Лявданский, Е. Б. Смагина, Т. А. Агапкина, А. Л. Рычков. М. : Индрик, 2017. С. 203-241.
- Chapter Lyavdansky A., Fain T., Ford J. N. Aramaic Incantation Bowls at the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, in: Babel und Bibel 9: Selected Papers Presented at the 6th Biennial Meeting of the International association for Comparative Semitics / Ed. by L. Kogan, S. Loesov, N. Koslova, S. Tischenko. Winona Lake : Eisenbrauns, 2016. P. 283-316.
- Article Lyavdansky A. Economic administration in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah (ca. 931–587 BCE): epigraphic sources and their interpretations // Comptabilité(s). Revue d’histoire des comptabilités. 2016. No. 8. P. 1-15.
- Chapter Лявданский А. К. Мандеи // В кн.: Православная энциклопедия Т. 43: Мак-Мар. М. : Церковно-научный центр "Православная энциклопедия", 2016. С. 316-319.
- Chapter Лявданский А. К. Лилит в традициях сирийских христиан Курдистана и Иранского Азербайджана // В кн.: In Umbra. Демонология как семиотическая система. Альманах Вып. 4. М. : Российский государственный гуманитарный университет, 2015. М. : Индрик, 2015. С. 261-288.
- Chapter Лявданский А. К. Потоп // В кн.: Большая российская энциклопедия Т. 27: Полупроводники - Пустыня. М. : Большая российская энциклопедия, 2015. С. 288-289.
- Article Лявданский А. К. Заметки о лексических новоарамеизмах в классическом сирийском // Вестник РГГУ. Серия "Востоковедение. Африканистика". 2014. № 6 (128). С. 51-65.
- Chapter Lyavdansky A. [Review of] Sass, B., Marzahn, J. Aramaic and Figural Stamp Impressions on Bricks of the Sixth Century B.C. from Babylon. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2010, in: Babel und Bibel 7: Annual of Ancient Near Eastern, Old Testament, and Semitic Studies. Winona Lake : Eisenbrauns, 2013. P. 619-622.
- Chapter Лявданский А. К. Онкелос // В кн.: Большая Российская энциклопедия Т. 23: Николай Кузанский - Океан. М. : Большая российская энциклопедия, 2013. С. 206-206.
- Chapter Lyavdansky A., Loesov S., Bulakh M., Eugene B. Review of "Aramaic in Its Historical and Linguistic Setting" (ed. by M. Folmer and H.Gzella), in: Babel und Bibel 6: Annual of Ancient Near Eastern, Old Testament, and Semitic Studies. Winona Lake : Eisenbrauns, 2012. P. 545-564.
- Chapter Lyavdansky A. [Review of] Talay Sh. Die neuaramäischen Dialekte der Khabur-Assyrer in Nordostsyrien : Einführung, Phonologie und Morphologie. Harrassowitz. Wiesbaden, 2008, in: Babel und Bibel 6: Annual of Ancient Near Eastern, Old Testament, and Semitic Studies. Winona Lake : Eisenbrauns, 2012. P. 587-592.
- Chapter Lyavdansky A. Syriac Charms in Near Eastern Context: Tracing the Origin of Formulas, in: Oral Charms in Structural and Comparative Light. Proceedings of the Conference of the International Society for Folk Narrative Research’s (ISFNR) Committee on Charms, Charmers and Charming. 27–29th October 2011, Moscow / Ed. by А. Л. Топорков, T. A. Mikhailova, D. S. Nikolayev, J. Roper. M. : Probel-2000, 2011. P. 15-21.
- Article Lyavdansky A. Temporal Deictic Adverbs as Discourse Markers in Hebrew, Aramaic and Akkadian // Journal of Language Relationship. 2010. No. 3. P. 22-42.
- Chapter Lyavdansky A. Gam in the Prophetic Discourse, in: Babel und Bibel 1 Ancient Near Eastern, Old Testament and Semitic Studies / Ed. by L. Kogan. Winona Lake : Eisenbrauns, 2004. P. 231-250.
Edited1
“Magic in Mesopotamia”: a lecture by Dr. JoAnn Scurlock
24 March, Dr. JoAnn Scurlock (Elmhurst College, emerita) presented her lecture “Magic in Mesopotamia” at the seminar “Traditions of Magic in the Near East and Caucasus” (moderator: Alexey Lyavdansky, Senior Lecturer, IOCS HSE).
“Saints and Magic”: a paper by Dr. Anna Rogozhina
Dr. Anna Rogozhina (Assistant Professor, HSE University) presented her paper “Saints and Magic: hagiographical topoi in Armenian magical texts” at the seminar “Traditions of Magic in the Near East and Caucasus” (moderator: Alexey Lyavdansky, Senior Lecturer, IOCS HSE).
“How aggressive is Aramaic aggressive magic?”: a paper by Chaja‑Vered Dürrschnabel
February 3, 2021, Chaya-Vered Dürrschnabel (Researcher, University of Bern) presented her paper “How aggressive is aggressive magic? Apotropaic aspects of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic curse bowl texts” at the seminar “Traditions of Magic in the Near East and Caucasus” (moderator: Alexey Lyavdansky, Senior Lecturer, IOCS HSE).