SIAS/KIAS-CNRS Joint Seminar 2023
（February 17—18, 2023, Held in hybrid format.）
SIAS held a international joint seminar with the Center for Islamic Area Studies of Kyoto University (KIAS), the Group of Society, Religions, and Laïcités of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (GSRL-CNRS), and Center for Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies. This seminar was held in a hybrid face-to-face/online format.
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February 17, 2023
- Opening Remarks: Tonaga Yasushi (KIAS, Kyoto University)
- Alexandre Papas (CNRS-CETOBaC)
“Human Figuration and Contemplation in Islam: The Devotional Portraits of the Sufis” - Wazaki Seika (Chubu University) (Video Presentation)
“Séance and Islam: The Eurasian Legacy as Transmitted by the Bakhshi” - Samuel Varley (EPHE-GSRL/EHESS-CETOBaC) (Online Presentation)
“Gole Xızırî: The Lake of Khidr: The Reconfigurations of a Pilgrimage Site in Dersim (Turkey)” - Suzuki Manami (Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies, Kyoto University)
“The Structure of Music for Islamic Ritual in Turkey: Focused on Repetitive Singing and Call-And-Response”
February 18, 2023
- Clara Gautier (Paris 1-UMR8167-CETOBaC)
“The Figure of the Zâhid in His Cave: Defining the Representation of Khalwa in Persian and Turkish Manuscripts from the 15 to the 17 Century” - Ghada Said (The University of Tokyo) (Online Presentation)
“The Point under the Ba and the Point above the Noon” - Thierry Zarcone (CNRS-GSRL)
“Second Karbala and Second Najaf from Iran and Central Asia to India: About Alternative Shi’ite Pilgrimages”
General Discussion
Closing Remarks: Thierry Zarcone
＊This seminar is achievements of "Research on the Dynamics of the Reconstruction of Publicness in Contemporary Islam" funded by by the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, “Anthropological Studies on Veneration of Saints and Holy Relics in Islam and Christianity” [JSPS JP19H00564] funded by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), "Study of Moderate Islam in Non-Arab Countries: The Cases of Indonesia, Pakistan, and Turkey" [JSPS KAKENHI JP22H00034] funded by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research.
