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• NIHU Program for Islamic Area Studies – 2013 General Meeting, co-sponsored by the Institute of Asian Cultures of Sophia University. Symposium Islam in Cultural Interactions: Manuscript Art, Stories, and Dress in Southeast Asia
  

⇒NIHU Program for Islamic Area Studies – 2013 General Meeting【PDF】

１． Date & Time: Oct. 19, Sat. 13:00-17:30

２． Place: Sophia University, Yotsuya Campus, Bldg.2, 17th floor, Room 1702

３． Japanese & English Simultaneous interpretation will be provided.

４．　Program:
13:00 - 13:05　Opening Remarks: Prof. Sakurai Keiko (Waseda University)
13:05 - 13:10　Welcome Address: Prof. Kisaichi Masatoshi (Sophia University)
13:10 - 13:25　Objective of the Symposium： Prof. Kawashima Midori (Sophia University)
13:25 - 14:15　Dr. Annabel Teh Gallop (British Library): “East and West: Cultural Interactions in Southeast
　　　　　　　　　　　 　Asian Islamic Manuscript Art”
14:15 - 14:30　Coffee break
14:30 - 15:20　Dr. Sugahara Yumi (Osaka University): “The Isra’ Miraj Story in Southeast Asia”
15:20 - 16:10　Dr. Shioya Momo (The University of Shimane Junior College): “Islamic Clothing and
　　　　　　　　　　　　Identity in Contemporary Indonesia”
16:10 - 16:25　Coffee break
16:25 - 17:25　Panel Discussion
　　　　　　　　　　　　Discussants: Prof. Akahori Masayuki (Sophia University), Prof. Aoyama Toru (Tokyo
　　　　　　　　　　　　University of Foreign Studies), Prof. Kobayashi Yasuko (Nanzan University)
17: 25 - 17:30　Closing Remarks: Prof. Tonaga Yasushi (Kyoto University)

Chair persons:
For presentations: Ms. Miyokawa Hiroko (Sophia University), Mr. Toriya Masato (Sophia University)
For the panel discussion: Prof. Tonaga Yasushi (Kyoto University)


５．　Free admittance and no pre-registration required.

６．　For inquiries please contact:
　　　ias-iac@sophia.ac.jp

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Objective of the Symposium:
This symposium features the cultural interaction of Southeast Asian Muslims from pre-modern times to the present and discusses the creation of new cultures and their transmission to other parts of the world. Southeast Asians have actively included elements of diverse cultures that have been introduced by foreign influences into their existing cultures, which have enriched them. The three lectures in the symposium discuss this issue from the viewpoints of manuscript arts, stories, and the dress of Southeast Asian Muslims. The symposium demonstrates that the relationships between different cultures and religions have not always been antagonistic or accompanied by conflict, but rather that there have been many cases in which these interactions took place without animosity, leading to the peaceful coexistence of diverse cultures and religions and the enrichment of their spiritual and material cultures. In light of these Southeast Asian experiences, we will discuss the various ways in which Islamic cultures have interacted with other religions and cultures, reflect on the ways in which we have perceived and studied Islam and Muslims, and consider how we should do so in future.

Abstract：

・ East and West: Cultural Interactions in Southeast Asian Islamic Manuscript Art：Dr. Annabel Teh Gallop (British Library)

・The Isra’ Miraj Story in Southeast Asia：Dr. SUGAHARA Yumi (Osaka University)

・ Islamic Clothing and Identity in Contemporary Indonesia：Dr. SHIOYA Momo（The University of Shimane Junior College）