Academic Year 2022 SIAS/KIAS-CNRS Joint Seminar was held

Center for Islamic Area Studies at Kyoto University (KIAS) and Center for Islamic Studies, Sophia University (SIAS) held the SIAS/KIAS-CNRS Joint Seminar 2022.

【Date and time】7 July, Thursday 18:00~20:00 (Tokyo), 11:00~13:00(Paris)

【Venue】Online(Zoom)

Zoom link:
https://kyoto-u-edu.zoom.us/j/87347330103?pwd=RTltSmtmaGEzQWtReGJXeVcwSldiQT09
ID: 873 4733 0103
Passcode: 963722

【Program】
18:00-18:15 Opening Remarks (Thierry Zarcone) & Self-introduction

18:15-18:45 Ryusei HOMMA, “Ashraf ‘Alī Thānavī’s Metaphysics of Theophany: A Study of Tajallī and its Related Concepts” (Chair: Tatsuro Futatsuyama)

18:45-19:15 Danielle ZWARTHOED, “Binding Hearts through Writing. Insights on the Writing Practices of 9th/15th Century Naqshbandīs in Central Asia and Khurāsān” (Chair: Tatsuro Futatsuyama)

19:15-19:45 Kazunori MATSUDA, “Barelwī ‘Ulamā’ and Blasphemy Law: The Case of Tehreek-e Labbaik Pakistan” (Chair: Alexandre Papas)

19:45-20:00 Closing Remarks (Shin Yasuda)

*Each speaker is allotted 20 minutes for presentation with ten minutes Q&A.

The article by Dr. Manami Suzuki was published.

The article “Saints in Islamic Ritual Music: Grief for וmam Hüsey in in Alevi Tradition” by Dr. Manami Suzuki, Senior Research Fellow of the Center, was published on Issue 1 of the Journal of the Institute for Sufi Studies (MAY 2022).

the Journal of the Institute for Sufi Studies

“Saints in Islamic Ritual Music: Grief for וmam Hüsey in in Alevi Tradition”