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Academic Year 2020 3rd KR Seminar was held

Academic Year 2020 3rd KR Seminar(Sufism/Saint Veneration Research Meeting) was held.

Date: January 11th, 2021, 18:00-19:15
Through online
Language: Japanese

Speaker and Title:
YAMAGUCHI Takumi（The University of Tokyo/Japanese Embassy in Morocco）
“A Study of Organizational Theory of What Have Sufi Character in the Contemporary Morocco: Through the Case of “Sufi Scene” around Meknes”

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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Academic Year 2020 2nd KR Seminar was held

Academic Year 2020 2nd KR Seminar “Structural Comprehension of Islamic Mysticism: Investigation into Sufism, Tariqa, Saint Cults Complex” was held.

Date: December 20th, 2020, 14:00-17:00
Through online
Language: Japanese

Speakers and Titles:
NAKANISHI Tatsuya(Kyoto Univeristy)
“Some Theoretical Proposals about the Refinement of ‘Three-axis Framework of
Sufism’: From the Viewpoint of China”
TONAGA Yasushi (Kyoto University)
“Three-dimention Theory of Sufism”

This seminar was co-hosted by:
Center for Islamic Area Studies, Kyoto University (KIAS)
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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Academic Year 2020 1st KR Seminar was held

Academic Year 2020 1st KR Seminar “Structural Comprehension of Islamic Mysticism: Investigation into Sufism, Tariqa, Saint Cults Complex” was held.

Date: October 31st, 2020 13:00-16:00
Through online
Language: Japanese

Speakers and titles:
SAWAI Makoto (Tenri University) “Pursuit of Humanity in Research on Islamic Mysticism”
NINOMIYA Ayako (Aoyama Gakuin University) “Analysis of Tariqah with the Use of the Concept of Cultural Capital”
YASUDA Shin (Takasaki City University of Economics)“Consumed Saints: Think about Pilgrimage in Tourism”

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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The 5th Research Meeting on Coexistence in the Islamic World was held

Date: October 27th (Tue.), 2020 13:00-16:00
Through online
Language: Japanese

Speakers and titles:
SUENO Takanori(Kyoto University) “A Study of the ‘Coexistential’ Relationship between Government and Clergy in Pre-Colonial West Africa：Anecdotes of Communal Dining and Grace”
FUJII Chiaki(Kyoto University) “Coexistence and Hostility over Tariqa in East Africa”

This meeting was sponsored by:
JFE 21st Century Foundation
The Mitsubishi Foundation
co-hosted by:
Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies, Kyoto University（KR）
Center for “NIHU Area Studies Project for the Modern Middle East” at Kyoto University
Center for Islamic Area Studies, Kyoto University (KIAS)
Structural Comprehension of Islamic Mysticism: Investigation into Sufism-Tariqa-Saint Cults Complex (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), JSPS: TONAGA Yasushi, Kyoto 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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The 4th Research Meeting on Coexistence in the Islamic World was held

Date: September　16th (Wed.), 2020 13:00-15:00
Through online
Language: Japanese

Speakers and titles:
YAMANE So(Osaka University) “Bulleh Shāh： Sufi Poet in Punjab in 18th Century”
NINOMIYA Ayako(Aoyama Gakuin University) “The Image of Sufism and ‘Coexistence’ in India: AIUMB and World Sufi Forum 2016”

This meeting was sponsored by:
JFE 21st Century Foundation
The Mitsubishi Foundation
co-hosted by:
Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies, Kyoto University（KR）
Center for “NIHU Area Studies Project for the Modern Middle East” at Kyoto University
Center for Islamic Area Studies, Kyoto University (KIAS)
Structural Comprehension of Islamic Mysticism: Investigation into Sufism-Tariqa-Saint Cults Complex (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), JSPS: TONAGA Yasushi, Kyoto University)

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The 3rd Research Meeting on Coexistence in the Islamic World was held

Date: August 25th (Tue.), 2020 13:00-17:00
Through online
Language: Japanese

Speakers and titles:
TONAGA Yasushi(Kyoto University) “Challenge of Indonesian Sufism Seeking Coexistencial Society”
ARAI Kazuhiro(Keio University) “‘Kafir’ and ‘Nation’: Arguments over Coexistence between Religions in Indonesia”
NAKANISHI Tatsuya(Kyoto University) “Rethinking Islamic‘Chinalization’”
WAZAKI Seika(Chubu University)“Sufism in Central Asia:Challenge to Coexistence in Jafr Ritual”

This meeting was sponsored by:
JFE 21st Century Foundation
The Mitsubishi Foundation
co-hosted by:
Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies, Kyoto University（KR）
Center for “NIHU Area Studies Project for the Modern Middle East” at Kyoto University
Center for Islamic Area Studies, Kyoto University (KIAS)
Structural Comprehension of Islamic Mysticism: Investigation into Sufism-Tariqa-Saint Cults Complex (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), JSPS: TONAGA Yasushi, Kyoto University)

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Prof. Tonaga gave a lecture through online for Uskudar University

Professor TONAGA Yasushi gave a lecture through online for International Intensive Summer School of Sufi Studies, Institute for Sufi Studies at Uskudar University, Turkey
 
Date: 25th July, 2020
Title:”Asian Perspective of Sufism: From al-Mashriq al-Aqsa to al-Mashriq al-Adna”

Please refer to the website below for more details.

International Summer School | Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü (uskudar.edu.tr)

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The 2nd Research Meeting on Coexistence in the Islamic World was held

Date: July 12th (Sun.), 2020 13:00-15:00
Through online
Language: Japanese

Speakers and titles:
OKAI Hirofumi (Kyoai Gakuen University)
“Activities of Islamic Groups and “Multicultural Co-existence” Featuring Social Support by Religious Sectors”
NEJIMA Susumu (Toyo University)
“Co-existence in Modern Japan -From the Point of View of Agricultural Support in Fukushima, Universities and Mosques Intercommunion-”

This meeting was sponsored by:
JFE 21st Century Foundation
The Mitsubishi Foundation
co-hosted by:
Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies, Kyoto University（KR）
Center for “NIHU Area Studies Project for the Modern Middle East” at Kyoto University
Center for Islamic Area Studies, Kyoto University (KIAS)
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) “Structural Comprehension of Islamic Mysticism: Investigation into Sufism, Tariqa, Saint Cults Complex” (JSPS, Kyoto University);

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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