Central Europe, Egypt and the Orient: The Current Research: Egypt and Austria XII (Zagreb, 17-23 September 2018)

(Zagreb, 17-22 September 2018)

Co-organized by:

The Department of History, Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb (Croatia)

Egypt and Austria Society (Austria)

The Croatian Institute of History, Zagreb (Croatia)

Egypt and Austria – Egypt and the Orient: the Current Research

(Zagreb, 17-22 September 2018)

Co-organized by:

The Department of History, Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb (Croatia)

Egypt and Austria Society (Austria)

The Croatian Institute of History, Zagreb (Croatia)

The conference is supported by:

Archaeological Museum in Zagreb

Austrian Embassy in Zagreb

City of Zagreb, Convention Bureau

Croatian Ministry of Sciences and Education

Croatian Tourist Board

Egyptian Embassy in Zagreb

Mimara Museum (Zagreb)

Museum of Arts and Crafts (Zagreb)

Zagreb City Museum

Organizing board:

Dr. Mladen Tomorad (Croatia)

Dr. Ernst Czerny (Austria)

People engaged in the organization of the conference:

Dr. Ernst Czerny (Austria)

Dr. Kristina Milković (Croatia)

M.A. Ivana Štimac (Croatia)

Dr. Ivica Šute (Croatia)

Dr. Mladen Tomorad (Croatia)

M.A. Tomislav Vodička (Croatia)

Editors of the book of abstracts:

Mladen Tomorad & Ernst Czerny

ISBN

Egypt and Austria – Egypt and the Orient: the Current Research

(Zagreb, 17-22 September 2018)

This year the 12^th Egypt and Austria conference is organized by the “Egypt and Austria” Society and the Croatian Studies of the University of Zagreb. The whole venue will take place in the Croatian Institute of History (Opatička 10, Zagreb) from Monday 17^th to the Saturday 22^nd September 2018. The main theme of the conference is the current research related with the interactions between Egypt and the states of the former Harbsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire up to the middle of the 20^th century.

During the four working days thirty-nine participants from eleven countries will give thirty-eight papers dealing with various topics which cover a time span from the first half of the 16^th century to the middle of the 20^th century.

We all hope that you will enjoy this year’s conference in Zagreb!

For the organizing board

Ernst Czerny & Mladen Tomorad