Alexey Lyavdansky
- Senior Lecturer, Senior Research Fellow: Faculty of Humanities / Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies
- Alexey Lyavdansky has been at HSE University since 2017.
Education
Moscow Humanities Distance Learning University
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.
Awards and Accomplishments
- Best Teacher — 2021
Courses (2024/2025)
- Ancient Hebrew Language and Literature (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Asian and African Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Literature and Religion of the Ancient Near East: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Asia Minor (Minor; Faculty of Humanities)Rus
- Mediterranean Semitic Civilizations: Ugarit, Phoenicia, Carthage (Optional course (faculty); 4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar Texts in Hebrew and Aramaic (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Asian and African Studies; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- Ancient Hebrew (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 1-4 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 Texts in Hebrew and Aramaic (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Courses (2022/2023)
- Ancient Hebrew Language and Literature (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Asian and African Studies; 5 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Aramaic Language and Literature (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Asian and African Studies; 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 "The History of Religious Ideas and Practices" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philosophy; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar Historical Context of Biblical Studies (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Asian and African Studies; 5 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Three World Religions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Ancient Hebrew Language and Literature (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Asian and African Studies; 4 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Aramaic Language and Literature (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Asian and African Studies; 4 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "History of Ancient Hebrew" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Asian and African Studies; 4 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- The Fall and Rise of Jerusalem (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Asian and African Studies; 4 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
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 field of study Asian and African Studies; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Aramaic Language and Literature (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Asian and African Studies; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Old Testament and Ugaritic Literature (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Analysis and Criticism of Ancient Texts" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study History; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
“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).