The Tenth Joint Seminar between IMS and KR/KIAS
"New Trends of Islamic World Studies in the Local and Global Context"
（Coorganized by the Institute of Islamic Studies at Sophia University）
Saturday June 21, 2025
SIAS coorganized the tenth joint seminar between IMS and KR/KIAS "New Trends of Islamic World Studies in the Local and Global Context", held with the Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Busan University of Foreign Studies (IMS), the Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies, Kyoto University (KR) and the Center for Islamic Area Studies of Kyoto University (KIAS).
Opening Session (Opening Remarks: TONAGA Yasushi, Kyoto University)
Session 1 (Chair: MOON Sang-Ho, Busan University of Foreign Studies)
LEE Dong Yul (Busan University of Foreign Studies)
“A Comparative Study of Arab Area Studies in Korea and Japan”
ABE Yuko (Sophia University)
“Ramadan Table of the Neighborhood Residents in Contemporary Egypt: Its Political and Communal Aspects and Beyond”
Session 2 (Chair: SUZUKI Manami, Kyoto University)
TANAHASHI Yukari (Kyoto University)
“Axis and Bell: the Concept of Sainthood in 15th-16th Century Morocco”
HARA Rikuo (Kyoto University)
“Did All Hanbali Scholars Reject Ibn al-‘Arabī?”
Session 3 (Chair: AKAHORI Masayuki, Sophia University)
SAKAGUCHI Ryosuke (Kyoto University）
“The Concept of Moderate Islam in Indonesia: Focusing on the Moderate Discourse of Tariqa”
KIM Ji Su (Busan University of Foreign Studies)
“Localization and Locality in Halal Studies”
Closing Session (Closing Remarks: YOON Yong-Su, Busan University of Foreign Studies)
