Sufism / Saint Veneration Research Convention was held as below.
Date: November 11, Saturday 13:30- 12, Sunday 12:00
Venue: KKR Izu Nagaoka Chitosesou recreation center
Program
November 11, Saturday, 1st day
13:30-13:45 Opening speech, self introduction
13:45-15:30 Research presentation SAWAI Makoto (Kyoto University, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science PD)
“Modern Period of Islamic Mystical Thought ―Focused on Mohammed Abduh’s Reform Thought―”
15:45-17:30 Research presentation TAKAHASHI Kei（Sophia University, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science RPD）
”Sufism and Muslim Communities in Contemporary America ―Rise and the Background of “Traditional Islamic” Movement―”
17:30-18:00 Report of cooperative research in Italy KOMAKI Sachiyo（Takasaki City University of Economics）
November 12, Sunday, 2nd day
9:30-10:30 Book Review 1 TAKAO Ken’ichiro（Tokyo University of Foreign Studies PD） Book Review of The Sufi Orders in Islam, “The Formation of Schools of Mysticism” (first chapter)
10:30-11:30 Book Review 2 FUJII Chiaki（Kyoto University）
Book Review of The Sufi Orders in Islam, “The Chief Tariqa Lines” (second chapter)
11:30-11:45 Closing remarks
This convention was co-hosted with projects below.
・Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies, Kyoto University
・NIHU Area Studies Project for the Modern Middle East, Center for Islamic
Studies at Sophia University, Center for Islamic Area Studies at Kyoto University
・Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), JSPS Program “Structural Comprehension of
Islamic Mysticism: Investigation into Sufism, Tariqa, Saint Cults Complex”
・Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), JSPS Program “Anthropological Studies on
Veneration of Saints and Relics in the Mediterranean World”
・Sophia University Special Grant for Academic Research Program (Research in Priority Areas)
“Comparative Area Studies on Conflicts, Interactions, and Reconciliations between Islam and Other Religions Including Christianity”
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