Josef Kandert (22 July 1943 – 2 December 2022): Remembrance on the Sad Occasion of Saying Good-Bye

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Luboš Kropáček

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Kropáček, L. (2023). Josef Kandert (22 July 1943 – 2 December 2022): Remembrance on the Sad Occasion of Saying Good-Bye. Modern Africa: Politics, History and Society, 11(1), 5–9. https://doi.org/10.26806/modafr.v11i1.458
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Luboš Kropáček, Independent researcher

Luboš Kropáček (born 1939) extended his qualification as an Arabist to include African studies during postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University (1967-71). During the normalisation period he had to leave the faculty and made a living as a translator and interpreter. Aft er returning to Charles University in 1990, he habilitated and attained a professorship in 2000. He taught Swahili, Islamic studies and African history and culture. He ended his teaching career at the Hussite Faculty of Theology in 2022. His books include Duchovní cesty islámu [The Spiritual Paths of Islam] (6th edition 2015), Súfismus. Dějiny islámské mystiky [Sufi sm: A History of Islamic Mysticism] (2008). E-mail: lubos.
kropacek@ff .cuni.cz