Detail of an Ottoman portolan chart, sixteenth century, showing rhumb lines crossing the Mediterranean and two sailing vessels

Travis Zadeh

Professor · Department of Religious Studies · Yale University

Travis Zadeh is a historian of science, magic, and religion, specializing in Arabic and Persian literature, manuscript culture, and the global circulation of knowledge.

Author of Wonders and Rarities (Harvard University Press, 2023), winner of the Haskins Medal, the MLA Scaglione Prize, and the PROSE Award in World History.