Joint International Symposium of SIAS, KRCSS, KIAS, and ISS
Bridging Mystical Philosophy and Arts in Sufism: Poetry, Music and Sama’ Ritual
Monday August 28, 2023
The Institute of Islamic Area Studies at Sophia University held an in-person Workshop with the Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University, Center for Islamic Area Studies at Kyoto University, and the Institute for Sufi Studies, Üsküdar University in English. The seminar was in-public.
Welcoming Speeches:
Speaker 1. Cemalnur SARGUT (Adviser to the Rector, Üsküdar University, İstanbul, Türkiye
Founder of Kerim Foundation
)
Speaker 2. TONAGA Yasushi (The Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan)
“Aim and Scope of the Joint Research ‘Comprehensive Study of Sufism: Through Metaphysics, Literature, Music, and Rituals ”
“Aim and Scope of the Joint Research ‘Comprehensive Study of Sufism: Through Metaphysics, Literature, Music, and Rituals ”
Speaker 3. Mahmud Erol KILIÇ (Research Center for Islamic History, Art, and Culture (IRCICA)/
The Institute for Sufi Studies, Üsküdar University, İstanbul, Türkiye
former Ambassador to Jakarta
)
Speaker 4. Hikmet KOÇAK (Vise Rector of Üsküdar University, Medical School of Üsküdar University)
Presentation 1. Petek KUTUCUOĞLU ( Üsküdar University)
“Ahmed Avni Konuk’s Mathnawi Commentary and the Concept of Predisposition”
“Ahmed Avni Konuk’s Mathnawi Commentary and the Concept of Predisposition”
Presentation 2. Azusa FUJIMOTO (Kyoto University)
“New Spirituality and Sufism in Turkey: Focusing on Western interpretations of Mawlana”
“New Spirituality and Sufism in Turkey: Focusing on Western interpretations of Mawlana”
Presentation 3. Reşat ÖNGÖREN (Üsküdar University)
“Dimensions of Sufi Thought in Mawlana Jalal al-Din Rumi”
“Dimensions of Sufi Thought in Mawlana Jalal al-Din Rumi”
Chair: Kenan GÜRSOY (Former Ambassador to the Vatican and (Emeritus) Professor of Philosophy
President of the Board of Trustees and Executive Board of Cenan Foundation)
Presentation 4. Yasushi TONAGA (Kyoto University)
“Akbarian Interpretation of Sufi Poems: Dawud al-Qaysari’s Commentary on al-Ta’iya al-Kubra by Ibn al-Farid” (tentative) “Arts of Literature, Music and Rituals in Buddhism (tentative)”
“Akbarian Interpretation of Sufi Poems: Dawud al-Qaysari’s Commentary on al-Ta’iya al-Kubra by Ibn al-Farid” (tentative) “Arts of Literature, Music and Rituals in Buddhism (tentative)”
Presentation 5. Emine YENITERZI
“Mawlana Jalal al-Din Rumi’s Influence in Turkish Sufi Literature: Stories from Mathnawi”
“Mawlana Jalal al-Din Rumi’s Influence in Turkish Sufi Literature: Stories from Mathnawi”
Chair: Masayuki AKAHORI (Faculty of Global Studies, Director, Institute of Islamic Area Studies (SIAS),
Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
)
Presentation 6. Manami SUZUKI (Kyoto University)
“Ney in Mevlevi: Forming the Sacredness of Ritual Instruments through Mythology and Practice”
“Ney in Mevlevi: Forming the Sacredness of Ritual Instruments through Mythology and Practice”
Presentation 7. V. Emre ÖMÜRLÜ (Üsküdar University)
“Mawlawi Collations (Muqabalah) in Mawlawi Rites and Types of Practicing Dhikr in Some Tariqas”
“Mawlawi Collations (Muqabalah) in Mawlawi Rites and Types of Practicing Dhikr in Some Tariqas”
Chair: H. Dilek GÜLDÜTUNA (The Institute for Sufi Studies, Üsküdar University, İstanbul, Türkiye)
Presentation 8. H. Dilek GÜLDÜTUNA (Üsküdar University)
“Wayfaring (Sayr wa Suluk) Symbolism in Sama’ Ritual”
“Wayfaring (Sayr wa Suluk) Symbolism in Sama’ Ritual”
Presentation 9. Masayuki AKAHORI (Sophia University)
“Reviewing Anthropology of Sufism: Changing Perspectives”
“Reviewing Anthropology of Sufism: Changing Perspectives”
Presentation 10. F. Cangüzel Güner ZÜLFIKAR (Üsküdar University)
“Mawlawi-khanas as Civilized and Civilizing Spaces”
“Mawlawi-khanas as Civilized and Civilizing Spaces”
Chair: Yasushi TONAGA (Kyoto University)
Chair: F. Cangüzel Güner ZÜLFIKAR (Üsküdar University)
＊This seminar shows the achievement of the research activities of the four research projects funded by the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, JSPS-KAKENHI JP19H00564, JP22H00034, and JP21KK0001
