【Postponed】The lecture by Prof. Oman Fathurahman (Professor of Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University of Jakarta, Former Expert Staff of the Minister of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Republic of Indonesia) has been postponed.

The Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies planed to hold a face-to-face and Zoom “hybrid format” lecture by Prof. Oman Fathurahman (Professor of Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University of Jakarta, Former Expert Staff of the Minister of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Republic of Indonesia).

But the lecture has been postponed. We will inform you again as soon as we decide on a new schedule.

“Sufism in Southeast Asia”
Date: June 11 (Saturday), 2022, 16: 00-18: 00 Postponed (undecided)
Venue: Research Building No. 2, 4th Floor, Lecture Room (AA401), Kyoto University
Zoom Link:
https://kyoto-u-edu.zoom.us/j/85458237829?pwd=cHk1bFRzcEhVUFd1TW5nV2VGeWhidz09
Meeting ID: 854 5823 7829
Passcode: 205894

Program:
Oman Fathurahman (Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University), “Sufism in Southeast Asia: A Manuscript-based Perspective”

The director TONAGA Yasushi gave a lecture through online for Uskudar University Summer School

The director of the center, Professor TONAGA Yasushi gave a lecture through online for The 4th International Intensive Summer School of Sufi Studie, Institute for Sufi Studies at Uskudar University, Turkey.

Date:
Summer School July 20-28, 2022
TONAGA Yasushi “Toward the Moderate Islam Based on Sufism” July 26, 9:00-9:40 (JST 15:00-15:40)

Please refer to the website below for more details.

International Summer School | Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü (uskudar.edu.tr)

The director TONAGA Yasushi gave a lecture on Sufism

The director TONAGA Yasushi gave a lecture for Sophia Open Research Weeks 2021 “Sufism Today: Understanding Different Aspects of Mysticism”

Web publication: November 12-22, 2021
Title: What is Sufism? Mysticism, Morality, Folk Belief

This seminar was hosted by:
Center for Islamic Studies at Sophia University(SIAS)
Center for Islamic Area Studies at Kyoto University (KIAS)

co-hosted by:
Inter-University Research Institute Corporation National Institutes for the Humanities Institute-based Project “Modern Middle-east Area Studies”
Structural Comprehension of Islamic Mysticism: Investigation into Sufism-Tariqa-Saint Cults Complex (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), JSPS: TONAGA Yasushi, Kyoto University)
Anthropological Studies on Veneration of Saints and Holy Relics in Islam and Christianity (Grand-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), JSPS: AKAHORI Masayuki, Sophia University)
Sophia University Special Budget Joint Research “History and Current Situation of Relationships in Religions in Asia and Africa”

 

The director TONAGA Yasushi will give a lecture through online for Uskudar University Summer School

The director of the center, Professor TONAGA Yasushi will give a lecture through online for the 3rd International Intensive Summer School of Sufi Studies, Institute for Sufi Studies at Uskudar University, Turkey.

Date:

Summer School  August 2nd-8th , 2021
Yasushi TONAGA “Three-dimension Theory of Sufism” August 5th, 14:00-16:00

Please refer to the website below for more details.

International Summer School | Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü (uskudar.edu.tr)

Academic Year 2020 3rd KR Seminar was held

Academic Year 2020 3rd KR Seminar(Sufism/Saint Veneration Research Meeting) was held.

Date: January 11th, 2021, 18:00-19:15
Through online
Language: Japanese

Speaker and Title:
YAMAGUCHI Takumi(The University of Tokyo/Japanese Embassy in Morocco)
“A Study of Organizational Theory of What Have Sufi Character in the Contemporary Morocco: Through the Case of “Sufi Scene” around Meknes”

This seminar was co-hosted by:
Structural Comprehension of Islamic Mysticism: Investigation into Sufism-Tariqa-Saint Cults Complex (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), JSPS: TONAGA Yasushi, Kyoto University)
Anthropological Studies on Veneration of Saints and Holy Relics in Islam and Christianity (Grand-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), JSPS: AKAHORI Masayuki, Sophia University)
Center for Islamic Area Studies, Kyoto University (KIAS)

Academic Year 2020 2nd KR Seminar was held

Academic Year 2020 2nd KR Seminar “Structural Comprehension of Islamic Mysticism: Investigation into Sufism, Tariqa, Saint Cults Complex” was held.

Date: December 20th, 2020, 14:00-17:00
Through online
Language: Japanese

Speakers and Titles:
NAKANISHI Tatsuya(Kyoto Univeristy)
“Some Theoretical Proposals about the Refinement of ‘Three-axis Framework of
Sufism’: From the Viewpoint of China”
TONAGA Yasushi (Kyoto University)
“Three-dimention Theory of Sufism”

This seminar was co-hosted by:
Center for Islamic Area Studies, Kyoto University (KIAS)
Structural Comprehension of Islamic Mysticism: Investigation into Sufism-Tariqa-Saint Cults Complex (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), JSPS: TONAGA Yasushi, Kyoto University)
Anthropological Studies on Veneration of Saints and Holy Relics in Islam and Christianity (Grand-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), JSPS: AKAHORI Masayuki, Sophia University)

Academic Year 2020 1st KR Seminar was held

Academic Year 2020 1st KR Seminar “Structural Comprehension of Islamic Mysticism: Investigation into Sufism, Tariqa, Saint Cults Complex” was held.

Date: October 31st, 2020 13:00-16:00
Through online
Language: Japanese

Speakers and titles:
SAWAI Makoto (Tenri University) “Pursuit of Humanity in Research on Islamic Mysticism”
NINOMIYA Ayako (Aoyama Gakuin University) “Analysis of Tariqah with the Use of the Concept of Cultural Capital”
YASUDA Shin (Takasaki City University of Economics)“Consumed Saints: Think about Pilgrimage in Tourism”

This seminar was co-hosted by:
Structural Comprehension of Islamic Mysticism: Investigation into Sufism-Tariqa-Saint Cults Complex (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), JSPS: TONAGA Yasushi, Kyoto University)
Anthropological Studies on Veneration of Saints and Holy Relics in Islam and Christianity (Grand-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), JSPS: AKAHORI Masayuki, Sophia University)
Center for Islamic Area Studies, Kyoto University (KIAS)

The director TONAGA Yasushi made a speech at 2020 International Mediterranean Conference

2020 International Mediterranean Conference “Exchanges, Conflicts and Coexistence in Central Mediterranean” was held as below and the director TONAGA Yasushi made a speech on behalf of AFOMEDI at Opening ceremony.

Date: September 17th, Thursday and 18th, Friday, 2020
Through online

This conference was hosted by:
Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Busan University of Foreign Studies (IMS)
Mediterranean Institute, Malta University

Co-hosted by:
Asian Federation of Mediterranean Studies Institutes (AFOMEDI)
Korea Research Foundation, Busan University of Foreign Studies, OHEVDAY

Please click here for more details.

Prof. Tonaga gave a lecture through online for Uskudar University

Professor TONAGA Yasushi gave a lecture through online for International Intensive Summer School of Sufi Studies, Institute for Sufi Studies at Uskudar University, Turkey
 
Date: 25th July, 2020
Title:”Asian Perspective of Sufism: From al-Mashriq al-Aqsa to al-Mashriq al-Adna

Please refer to the website below for more details.

International Summer School | Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü (uskudar.edu.tr)

Prof. TONAGA gave a special lecture at Uskudar University

【Date】October 21st, 2019
【Venue】The University Senate Meeting Hall, Üsküdar University
【Speaker and Titles】
TONAGA Yasushi
“Japanese Studies on Sufism”
“Ethics and Mysticism in the Fanā’ Theory”
“Taking-off Shoes: According to Abdullah Bosnevi”

The article on the lecture was posted on the HP of Uskudar University as well.
https://uskudar.edu.tr/en/icerik/4516/prof-yasushi-tonaga-lectured-at-uskudar-university
To view the video, please click below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niqkdqZaLrw&feature=youtu.be