Ora
Limor

Open University of Israel
Ellie and Herbert D. Katz Distinguished Fellowship
Erika A. Strauss Teaching Fellowship
Ellie and Herbert D. Katz Distinguished Fellowship
Research Topic
Messianic Geography: The Mount of Olives in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Tradition
Sefer ha-nizzachon of Yom-Tov Lipmann Muhlhausen: A Jewish-Christian Encounter
Ways of Writing: Medieval Pilgrimage Accounts in Context
Bio
Ora Limor is Professor of Medieval History at the Open University of Israel. Her publications include Die Disputationen zu Ceuta [1179] und Mallorca [1286] (1994) and Holy Land Travels: Christian Pilgrims in Late Antiquity (1998). Limor will examine Holy Land travel accounts and devotional literature from the late Middle Ages.