Sebastian Prange
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| Alma mater | SOAS, London |
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| Notable work | Monsoon Islam (2018) |
Sebastian R. Prange is a historian and academic known for his studies on the medieval Indian Ocean world.[1] He is best known as the author of Monsoon Islam: Trade and Faith on the Medieval Malabar Coast (2018).[2]
Prange studied at Goldsmiths and London School of Economics, University of London.[1] He completed his doctoral studies from School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in 2008 (under noted historian Daud Ali).[1] He currently serves as an associate professor in University of British Columbia, Vancouver.[1]
Awards and recognition
"Monsoon Islam" is a part of the Cambridge Oceanic Histories series. Prange visited Yemen (Sana‘a and Hadhramawt) and India (Kerala, Kochi and Kozhikode) multiple times for the fieldwork on the book. The book was edited by David Armitage, Alison Bashford, and Sujit Sivasundarum.[3]
