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Przemysław Turek

b. 1960

Polish linguist

Orientalist Jagiellonian University
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About Przemysław Turek

Born 1960. Przemysław Turek is a Polish orientalist and jagiellonian University.

Przemysław Wacław Turek (born 1960) is a Polish orientalist of the Institute of Middle and Far Eastern Studies , Jagiellonian University), and a head of the Department of Israel and the Levant .

Membership in Organizations and Societies Polish Oriental Society. American Oriental Society since 2014. International Association of Maltese Linguistics since 2014. European Association of Israel Studies since 2017. Royal Asiatic Society since 2017. European Association of Biblical Studies since 2018.

Books Słownik zapożyczeń pochodzenia arabskiego w polszczyźnie (Dictionary of Loanwords of Arabic Origin in Polish), Universitas, Kraków 2001 [562 pp.] Od Gilgamesza do kasydy. Poezja semicka w oryginale i w przekładzie (From Gilgamesh to Qasida: Semitic Poetry in Original Version and in Translation), Księgarnia Akademicka, Kraków 2010 [471 pp.] "Programy nauczania języka polskiego jako obcego. Poziomy A1 – C2". Praca zbiorowa pod redakcją Iwony Janowskiej, Ewy Lipińskiej, Agnieszki Rabiej, Anny Seretny, Przemysława Turka, Biblioteka „LingVariów”. Seria: Podręczniki. T. 1, Księgarnia Akademicka, Kraków 2011 "Orientalia w “Zbiorze potrzebniejszych wiadomości porządkiem alfabetu ułożonych” Ignacego Krasickiego". Opracował zespół pod redakcją Pawła Siwca [Renata Czekalska, Julia Krajcarz, Anna Krasnowolska, Agnieszka Kuczkiewicz-Fraś, Halina Marlewicz, Ewa Siemieniec-Gołaś, Paweł Siwiec, Przemysław Turek], Orientalia Polonica 1, Księgarnia Akademicka, Kraków 2015 "Literatura Orientu w piśmiennictwie polskim XIX wieku. Część I". Opracował zespół pod redakcją Pawła Siwca [Sylwia Filipowska, Paweł Siwiec, Przemysław Turek], Orientalia Polonica 5, Księgarnia Akademicka, Kraków 2016 "Maltese. Contemporary Changes and Historical Innovations". Edited by Przemysław Turek and Julia Nintemann, Studia Typologica. Volume 30, De Gruyter Mouton, Berlin - Boston 2022.

Other publications [in English] Syriac Song of Pearl as the basis for translations – a critical outline [in:] Języki orientalne w przekładzie – Konferencja, Kraków 20-21 maja 2002, Kraków 2002, pp. 113–122. The 30th Ode of Solomon as an oldest example of the great Syriac poetry and the development of Syriac prosody, „Orientalia Christiana Cracoviensia” 2 (2010), 109-120. Syriac Heritage of the Saint Thomas Christians: Language and Liturgical Tradition, „Orientalia Christiana Cracoviensia” 3 (2011), 115-130. Crucifixion of Jesus – Historical Fact, Christian Faith and Islamic Denial, „Orientalia Christiana Cracoviensia” 3 (2011), 131-156. Arab Spring: Its Consequences for Arabic Countries and Its Impact on European Policy, [in:] K. Bojko (red.), Poland-Jordan-European Union: A New Role of Europe in the Middle East after the Arab Spring, Amman: The University of Jordan Press, 2013, pp. 89–102.

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Important facts

Born
1960
Birth century
Nationality
Education
Faculty of Philology of the Jagiellonian University
Employers
Jagiellonian University
Awards
Silver Cross of Merit; Silver Medal for Long Service
Also known as
Przemysław Wacław Turek, Jarosław Czerwieński

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Przemysław Turek?

Polish linguist

When was Przemysław Turek born?

Przemysław Turek was born in 1960.

What is Przemysław Turek's occupation?

Przemysław Turek is an orientalist and jagiellonian University.

What nationality is Przemysław Turek?

Przemysław Turek is Polish.

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· Wikipedia: Przemysław Turek

· Wikidata: Q15394332

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