On July 16th to 20th, Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES-5) was held in Sevilla, Spain and Senior researchers from our center made research presentations internationally.
July 18th
PA-135. Rethinking the Relationship between Batin and Zahir: From the Perspective of Sufism and Fiqh. Organised by MARUYAMA Daisuke, National Defense Academy of Japan
| Speaker | Title |
| MARUYAMA Daisuke | The Connotation of Batin and Zahir in the Context of Sufism: A Case Study of Contemporary Sudan |
| INOUE Kie | The Understanding of Zahir in Iranian Sufism |
PA-174. Reframing the Past: Gender Questions and Islamic Traditions in the Modern Era. Organized by GOTO Emi, the University of Tokyo
| Speaker | Title |
| TAKAHASHI Kei | Between Norm and Practice: Neo-Traditionalist Discourses on Gender in the United States |
| SAWAI Makoto | The Disappearance between Man and Woman: The Sufi View on Human Existence |
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| SAWAI Makoto |
PA-187.Religious Practices Using Commodities in Consumer Societies. Organized by FUTATSUYAMA Tatsuro, St. Agnes’ University
| Speaker | Title |
| FUTATSUYAMA Tatsuro | Qur’anic Commodities in Ordinary Muslims’ Space: Focusing on Interior Ornaments and Calenders in Tunisia’ |
| KOMAKI Sachiyo | The Cult of Islamic Relics and the Religious Goods in Contemporary India |
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| FUTATSUYAMA Tatsuro | KOMAKI Sachiyo |
July 19th
PA-241. Visits to Saintly Places in the Age of Globalization. Organized by AKAHORI Masayuki, Sophia University
| Speaker | Title |
| TONAGA Yasushi | Theoretical Basis for the Visit to the Saints’ Places in the Islamic Thought |
| YASUDA Shin | Remembrance at Holy Places: Religious Capital and Shi’ite Religious Places in Syria in the Era of Crisis |
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| TONAGA Yasushi | YASUDA Shin |
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July 20th
PA-339. A Reconsideration of Public Spheres from a Grass-root Perspective– Historical and Contemporary Approaches. Organized by IWASAKI Erina, Sophia University
| Speaker | Title |
| KISAICHI Masatoshi | The Zawiya as an Ahylum in Medieval Magherb – A Reconsideration of the Public Sphere within an Islamic |
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| KISAICHI Masatoshi |