Amila Buturovic, York University

Research

Ottoman Bosnia Bosnia and Herzegovina history of medicine health and healing transfer of knowledge Islam in the Balkans inter-religious relations inter religious relations

Latest funding

Herbs, Stars, and Amulets: Health and Cross-Confessional Healing in Ottoman Bosnia
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$57,819
Herbs, Stars, and Amulets: Health and Cross-Confessional Healing in Ottoman Bosnia
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$29,661
Medicine without borders: theories and practices of health in Ottoman Bosnia and beyond
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$16,758

All 5 grants and awards

Herbs, Stars, and Amulets: Health and Cross-Confessional Healing in Ottoman Bosnia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Buturovic, Amila

Keywords: Ottoman Bosnia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; history of medicine; health and healing; transfer of knowledge; inter-religious relations; Islam in the Balkans

$57,819

Herbs, Stars, and Amulets: Health and Cross-Confessional Healing in Ottoman Bosnia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Buturovic, Amila

Keywords: Ottoman Bosnia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; history of medicine; health and healing; transfer of knowledge; inter-religious relations; Islam in the Balkans

$29,661

Medicine without borders: theories and practices of health in Ottoman Bosnia and beyond

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Buturovic, Amila

Keywords: Ottoman Bosnia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; history of medicine; health and healing; transfer of knowledge; inter religious relations; Islam in the Balkans

$16,758

Islamization of memory: graveyards, inscriptions, and commemoration in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Buturovic, Amila

Keywords: Islam; sacred space; memory; identity; epigraphy; graveyards; war memorials

$56,900

A bird from another flock: Muslim short stories from the Balkans

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Buturovic, Amila

Keywords: Balkans; Islam; literature; identity; translation

$49,277

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Ottoman Bosnia Dear Professor Buturovic, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on ottoman bosnia connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Herbs, Stars, and Amulets: Health and Cross-Confessional Healing in Ottoman Bosnia" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]