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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.

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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”

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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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Prof. Oman Fathuranman of UIN Jakarta, Indonesia, gave his special lecture

Prof. Oman Fathuranman of UIN Jakarta, Indonesia, gave his special lecture titled “How to Prepare a Critical Edition of Arabic Manuscripts?” on 22 June in the class of “Sufism and Tariqa Studies.” Using the several manuscripts, he explained the way to make an academically critical edition.

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Mr. Oman Fathurahman’s lecture “Sufism in Southeast Asia” was held.

The Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies and Center for Islamic Area Studies at Kyoto University (KIAS) invited 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) to hold a face-to-face and Zoom “hybrid format” lecture as follows (the lecture was originally scheduled in June 11).

“Sufism in Southeast Asia”
Date: June 25 (Saturday), 2022, 16: 00-18: 00
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”

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Joint Research Meeting “Moderate Islam in Indonesia” was held.

The Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies will invite 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) to hold Joint Research Meeting “Moderate Islam in Indonesia” by face-to-face and Zoom “hybrid format”.

Joint Research Meeting “Moderate Islam in Indonesia”
Date: June 18 (Saturday), 2022, 16: 00-18: 00
Venue: Research Building No. 2, 4th Floor, Meeting Room (AA447), Kyoto University
Zoom Link:
https://kyoto-u-edu.zoom.us/j/86365849855?pwd=WVRaSmpmbFV1VWVyWDJNN0p1Y1JMdz09
Meeting ID: 863 6584 9855
Passcode: 628598

Program:
Oman Fathurahman (Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University), “Moderasi Beragama: What, Why, How?”
Masaaki Okamoto (Kyoto University), “Islam Nusantara: To Be Political or to Be Critical? ”

This Research Meeting will be co-hosted by:
“Research on Moderate Islam in the Non-Arab World: From the Cases of Indonesia, Pakistan and Turkey” (JSPS22H00034, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), JSPS: TONAGA Yasushi, Kyoto University )
“An Attempt of Moderate Islam to Counter the Islamism: Focusing on “Religious Moderation” Policy of Indonesia” (Heiwa Nakajima Foundation, Aids for the Academic Research in Asia Region)

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【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”

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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)

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Academic Year 2021 2nd KR Seminar (2nd Sufism/Saint Veneration Research Meeting) was held.

Date: March 23th, 2022 (Wed.), 14:00-18:00
Through online
Language: Japanese

Program:
Part 1 Research Presentation
14:00-14:15 Explanation of the aim of the seminar, Self-introduction by participants
14:15-15:45 Presentation 1（15:15-15:45 Q and A）
HARA Rikuro (Ph.D. Student, ASAFAS, Kyoto University) “’Ḥanbalī Sufism’ in Damascus in the 13th-14th centuries: From the Case of Ibn Qayyim Jawzīya

Break

Part 2 Meeting for Jointly Reviewing
16:00-16:20
Outline of the Book “Our / Their Religion and Music: Cultural Inheritance of Religious Minority from Turkey(‘Alevi’)” (SUZUKI Manami)

16:20-17:20 Comments by Reviewers (15 minutes each)
Comment 1: TONAGA Yasushi (From the Viewpoint of Islamic Thought Research)
Comment 2: IMAMATSU Yasushi (From the Viewpoint of Turkish Sufism Research)
Comment 3: WAKAMATSU Daiki (From the Viewpoint of Turkish Alevi Research)
Comment 4: YONEYAMA Tomoko (From the Viewpoint of Music Research)

17:20-18:00 Q and A

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)

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Preparatory Research Meeting: “Research on Moderate Islam in the Non-Arab World: From the Cases of Indonesia, Pakistan and Turkey” was held.

Date: March 22, 2022 (Tue.) 14:00 – 16:00

(Zoom meeting)

Program
TONAGA Yasushi (Kyoto University) “Explanation of the aim of ‘The Study of Moderate Islam in Non-Arab'”

YAMANE So (Osaka University) “The Qualities of Pakistani Politician and Sufism”

ARAI Kazuhiro (Keio University) “Indonesian Islam and Sufism: From the Relationship with ‘Islam Nusantara'”