Past/Scheduled Activities

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)

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”
 

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.

 

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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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

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)