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2024 AFOMEDI Conference was held

The 4th AFOMEDI Conference ”Spaces of Familiarity, Spaces of Difference in the Mediterranean” was held as below.

【Date and Time】March 18-19, 2024

【Venu】】Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

【Language】English

【Program】 (Excerpt)

Yohei Moriguchi, Kyoto University (Japan), “On the theory of ‘waḥdat al-wujūd’ in Muḥibb Allāh Allāhābādī’s ‘Taswiya’ (‘Equivalence’) and its pre-modern South Asian characteristics”

Yukari Tanahasi, Kyoto University (Japan) , “Social Reform in the 15-16th Centuries Morocco Tackled by the Sufis of al-Ṭarīqa al-Jazūlīya”

Ryusei Homma, Kyoto University (Japan), “Ashraf ‘Alī Thānavī and Sufi Metaphysics: The Modern Development of the School of Ibn ‘Arabī in South Asia”

Manami Suzuki, Kyoto University (Japan), “Musical Structure of Islamic Ritual Practice in Turkey: Focusing on the Connection between Circular Motion and Beat Structure of Alevi’s Semah

This conference was hosted by:
Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan



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International workshop “The Encounter with Religious Others through the Music and Musician in Islamic World” was held.

The Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies held the International workshop on religion and music entitled “The Encounter with Religious Others through the Music and Musician in Islamic World” as follows.

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International workshop “The Encounter with Religious Others through the Music and Musician in Islamic World”

Date: July 2 (Saturday), 2022,17:00-20:15
Venue: Online (Zoom)

Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89021675506?pwd=UTkrV3hZSkxGNnd2UVBBZXFocUN5QT09
Meeting ID: 890 2167 5506
Passcode: a6mnR6

Program:
17:00-17:15 Opening Session (Chair: Yasushi TONAGA)
Opening Remarks: Manami SUZUKI
Complementary Speech on behalf of Kerim Foundation: Cemalnur SARGUT

First Session (Chair: Razia SULTANOVA)
17:15-17:45 Ako MASHINO “Performing Arts in Procession as a Contact Zone for Muslim and Hindu Balines”　　
17:45-18:15 Haruo INOUE “The Musical Interaction in the 18th Century Kashmir Described in Tarāna-e Sorūr”

18:15-18:30 Break

Second Session (Chair: Ako MASHINO)
18:30-19:00 Razia SULTANOVA “Sufi Soundscape in Central Asia and Beyond: Genres, Rituals and Chants”
19:00-19:30 Hande SAĞLAM “Textual Characteristics of the Religious Songs of the Alevi Âşıks: An Analysis of a Semah”
19:30-20:00 Manami SUZUKI “Islamic Music and Dance in Christian Society: Alevi Ritualistic Practice and the Place in Austria”

20:00-20:15 Closing Session (Chair: Manami SUZUKI)
Closing Remarks: Hande SAĞLAM
Complementary Speech on behalf of Institute of Sufi Studies at Üsküdar Unıversıty: Elif ERHAN

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Academic Year 2021 SIAS/KIAS-CNRS Joint Seminar was held

Date: March 18, 2022 (Fri.) 18:00 – 20:15 (Jp) 10:00 – 12:15 AM (Fr)

(Zoom meeting)

Program
18:00-18:05 (Jp) 10:00-10:05 AM (Fr)
Opening:

Session 1 18:05- 19:05 (Jp) 10:05-11:05 AM (Fr)
18:05-18:35 (Jp) 10:05-10:35 AM (Fr)
Azusa Fujimoto (Kyoto Univ.)
“Sufi Psychotherapy in Turkey: The Potentiality of Sufism in the Psychiatric Field”　
Chair: Yasushi Tonaga (Kyoto Univ.)　

18:35-19:05 (Jp) 10:35-11:05 AM (Fr)
Yana Pak (EHESS, CETOBaC)
“Sufism in the Süleymanci Movement”
Chair: Kei Takahashi (Toyo Univ.)

19:05-19:10 (Jp) 11:05-11:10 AM (Fr)
Break

Session 1 19:10- 20:10 (Jp) 11:10-12:10 AM (Fr)
19:10-19:40 (Jp) 11:10-11:40 AM (Fr)
Makbule Nur AYAN (EHESS, CNRS-CETOBaC)
“The Ahmad Yasavi Shrine and the Transformation of Turkestan into the ‘Spiritual Capital of the Turkic World’”
Chair: Masayuki Akahori (Sophia Univ.)　

19:40-20:10 (Jp)11:40-12:10 PM (Fr)
Hara Rikuo (Kyoto Univ.)
“Hanbali Sufism in Damascus: The Case of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziya”
Chair: Thierry Zarcone (CNRS)

20:10-20:15 (Jp) 12:10-12:15 PM (Fr)
Closing: Alexandre Papas (CNRS-CETOBaC)

This seminar was co-hosted by:
Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies, Kyoto University（KR）
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)

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2022 AFOMEDI Hybrid Conference was held

Date: February 15th, 2022, 9:50-17:40
Online
Program:
Opening Speech Tonaga Yasushi (President, AFOMEDI)

Session 1 Chair: Tonaga Yasushi (Kyoto University)
M.H. Mozafari (Busan University of Foreign Studies) “Intellectual Interactions of the East and West of the Mediterranean Basin (Andalusian Interactions with al-Ghazali’s Thoughts)”
Jihuan He (Kyoto University) “Islamic Pre-Revival in China: A Case Study of Ma Jian and His Works”
Jisu Kim (BUFS) “Comparison of Research Tendency of Halal Studies between Korea and Abroad”
Noriko Sato (Pukyong National University）”How Syriac immigrants impact Collective Memory of their Homeland”

Session 2 Chair: Sebastian Müller(BUFS)
Marzie Mozafari (BUFS) “Climate Change in Mediterranean Region”
Manami Suzuki (Kyoto University) “Religious Music and Dance as Entertainment in Turkey”
Hossein Ebrahimi (University of Tehran) “The impact of India Israel bilateral relations on Mediterranean region”
JungHa Kim (BUFS) “A Paradigm Shift in Mediterranean Studies”

Session 3 Chair: Mona Farouk (BUFS)
DEFNE GONENC (Yasar University) “Indian Foreign Policy towards the East-Mediterranean in a Changing Regional Order”
M.Gamal (Austrailian Federal Government) “Diplomatic Interpreting: Insights from ancient Alexandria”
Tonaga Yasushi (Kyoto University) “Islamic Mysticism Reconsidered”

Closing Speech Moderator : Yang, Min Ji (BUFS), Yong Soo, Yoo (Director, IMS)

This conference was hosted by:
Institute for Mediterranean Studies Asia Federation of Mediterranean Institutes

Sponsored by:
National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
Busan University of Foreign Studies（BUFS）
Center for Islamic Area Studies, Kyoto University (KIAS)
Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies, Kyoto University（KR）
Structural Comprehension of Islamic Mysticism: Investigation into Sufism-Tariqa-Saint Cults Complex (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), JSPS: TONAGA Yasushi, Kyoto University)：16H01904)
Anthropological Studies on Veneration of Saints and Holy Relics in Islam and Christianity (Grand-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), JSPS: AKAHORI Masayuki, Sophia Universit：19H00564）
Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Kyoto University Educational Research Foundation “Another self -portrait of Islam: Cases in Indonesia, Pakistan and Turkey”
 
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The director TONAGA Yasushi made a speech at 2021 International Mediterranean Conference

2021 International Mediterranean Conference “Civilization Exchange in the Central Mediterranean & Renaissance” was held as below and the director TONAGA Yasushi made a Complimentary speech on behalf of AFOMEDI.

Date: October 1st, Friday, 2021
Through online

This conference was hosted by:
Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Busan University of Foreign Studies (IMS)
Asian Federation of Mediterranean Studies Institutes (AFOMEDI)
Supported by
Korea Research Foundation, Busan University of Foreign Studies

Please click here for more details.

 
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KIAS-IMS Online Joint Seminar was held

Date: August 24th, 2021, 12:00-18:20
Through online

Program:

   

This seminar was co-hosted by:
Center for Islamic Area Studies, Kyoto University (KIAS)
Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS), Busan University of Foreign Studies
Center for Islamo-Mediterranean Studies, Busan University of Foreign Studies

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Academic Year 2020 2nd SIAS/KIAS-CNRS Joint Seminar was held

Date: February 19th, 2021, 18:00-20:00
Through online
Language: English

Speakers and Titles:
Chair: Alexandre PAPAS (CNRS-GSRL/EPHE-PSL)
HOMMA Ryusei (Kyoto University) “Ashraf ‘Alī Thānavī and Sufism in Colonial South Asia”
Muhammad TOUSEEF (CNRS-GSRL/EPHE-PSL) “Sufi Ritual of Bayʿa at the Dargah of Chishtiyya ʿUbaydiyya Silsila in Multan, Pakistan”
HARA Rikuro (Kyoto University) “Ḥanbalī School and Sufism: Ibn Qayyim al-Jawzīya’s Sufi Aspects”
Closing Remarks: TONAGA Yasushi (Kyoto University)

This seminar was co-hosted by:
Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies, Kyoto University（KR）
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 Universit

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Academic Year 2020 1st SIAS/KIAS-CNRS Joint Seminar was held

Date: February 5th, 2021, 18:00-20:00
Through online
Language: English

Speakers and Titles:
Chair: AKAHORI Masayuki (Sophia University)
Opening Remarks: Thierry ZARCONE (CNRS-GSRL/EPHE-PSL)
Ayse AKYÜREK (CNRS-GSRL/EPHE-PSL)
“A New Category of Tariqa in Turkey: The Case of Neo-Mevleviye”
TANAHASHI Yukari (Kyoto University) “Status of Saints: An Analysis of Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān al-Jazūlī’s Kitāb fī al-Zuhd”
Samuel VERLEY (CNRS-GSRL/EPHE-PSL) “The Hills of Khidr on the Black Sea (Turkey): Historical Perspectives on Rituals and Symbolism”

This seminar was co-hosted by:
Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies, Kyoto University（KR）
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)

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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.

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KU–UIN Joint Seminar “Wisdom of Coexistence in the Islamic Thought: Graduate Seminar on Sufism” @ Jakarta

Both of Kyoto University and Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta (Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, UIN) has a long tradition of Islamic studies. This project aims to establish the academic cooperation between two parties. We held the first joint seminar as a kick-off program for this project. We expect to promote our mutual cooperation so that we can make a contract of MOU in the near future. The main theme of the first joint seminar was Sufism, Tariqa and Saint Veneration.

Date & Time: February 17th, (Mon) 10:00−17:30
Venue: Theater, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta

Program:

Keynote Speech 1: TONAGA Yasushi (Kyoto University) “Wisdom of Coexistence according to Sufism”

Keynote Speech 2: Oman FATHURAHMAN (Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah) “Female Indonesian Sufis: Shattariyah Murids in the 18th and 19th Centuries in Java”

SESSION 1 (Chair: FUTATSUYAMA Tatsuro)
TANAHASHI Yukari (Kyoto University) “The Theological Thought of Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān al-Jazūlī”
Arif ZAMHARI (Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah) “Innovation in Indonesia’s Sufi Tradition: Urban Majlis Zikir dan Salawat”
Bambang IRAWAN (Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah) “Tasawuf and Radicalism”

SESSION 2(Chair: Agus RIFA’)
Yoyo HAMBALI (Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah) “Ibn ‘Arabi on Relation of Sshari’a and Haqiqa”
MATSUDA Kazunori (Kyoto University) “Sana’ullah Amritsari and his Urdu Proses”
M. NIDA (Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah) “Kyai Hasan Maolani; Tarekat and Collonialism”

Coorganizers:
Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies (KR),
Center for Islamic Area Studies (KIAS)
Graduate School of Asian African Area Studies (ASAFAS)
Jakarta Liaison Office of Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University
Graduate School of UIN