1. Three Postdoctoral Research Positions (3 Years) in Arabic Philosophy, University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney Qualification: – Research-level proficiency in the philosophical language of medieval Arabic. – Doctoral level training in Arabic philosophy or medieval Islamic intellectual history, with evidence of potential for high-quality research; a strong publication record

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1. Reprise du séminaire “Sociétés, politiques et cultures du monde iranien” – Première séance : jeudi 8 octobre 2026, 17h, à l’INaLCO Un nouveau cycle du séminaire “Sociétés, politiques et cultures du monde iranien” organisé par le CeRMI vient d’être mis en place pour l’année 2026-2027. Pour la première séance

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A typology of Razavi shrine documents from the Safavid period
گونه‌شناسی اسناد آستان قدس رضوی در عصر صفوی
Maḥbūb Farīmānī, Ilāhah
MORIMOTO, Kazuo

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1. Assistant or Associate Professor for the History of the Mediterranean and its Hinterlands, 500-1500 CE, University of California Berkeley All subfields within the history of the Mediterranean in this period will be considered. Work that explores connectedness and interactions between the Mediterranean and its hinterlands, whether to the south

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1. Early Islamic History Faculty Position – Princeton University Princeton University: Office of the Dean of the Faculty: Humanities: Near Eastern Studies https://apply.interfolio.com/193875 Location: Princeton, NJ Open Date: Sep 18, 2026 Salary Range or Pay Grade: Assistant Professor: $86,000 – $100,000; Associate Professor: $115,000 – $135,000; Full Professor: $179,000 –

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On Monday 12 October 2026 (17:00 BST), we will be joined by Dr Toby Matthiesen for a lecture entitled “The Caliph, the Imam and the Orientalist: Rethinking the Global History of Sunni-Shiʿi Relations.” Further information and the link to Zoom registration is available here. On Monday 19 October 2026 (14:00

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1. Postdoctoral Research Fellow for Middle East and North Africa Studies: Peace and Conflict Studies/International Relations/Comparative Politics or International Political Economy, GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies, Hamburg Qualification: A very good doctoral degree in Social Sciences (Political Science, International Relations, Sociology, or Economics and related Disciplines) or History. –

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CALL FOR PAPERS (Submitted by Mahroo Moosavi)

Marginal Art-histories of Safavid Isfahan

This panel explores marginal art-historical narratives to re-examine normative understandings of the arts of Safavid (1501-1722) city of Isfahan. Challenging the art historical tradition of considering Isfahan as a place of ‘courtly’ productions as its main output, the panel draws attention to the acknowledgement that artistic scenes in the cosmopolitan Isfahan, were woven phenomena and shift the focus on the question of the agency of the marginal groups in fashioning multiple meanings of art/architecture in the city. Current scholarship concentrates primarily on the artistic-political representation of Isfahan as the Safavid empire capital. It focusses especially on major urban ensembles, such as Naqsh-i Jahān Maydan and Chahār-bāgh Avenue, and elite courtly manuscripts and single-page paintings by celebrated artists of the time. In contrast, this panel investigates minority and peripheral artistic agency. This agency is largely absent from art historical discourse yet actively present in Safavid Isfahan, as shown by surviving non-courtly manuscripts, objects, and buildings.
How were several minority groups such as Armenians and Jews perceived and received in the Isfahani artistic communities? What was the place of marginal groups like women in art – such as book arts? How were these groups approached and documented in the historical accounts of the time? Are manuscript paintings of 17th-century Isfahan mere representatives of the ‘visible’ part of the society? Are the dominant narratives of art and society devoid of traces of the artistic productions of the ‘invisible’ and vice versa? How did possibly a fusion – or seclusion – of the marginal arts take place and how can we use this new knowledge in rewriting art histories of Iran?
This panel invites fresh perspectives, addressing the methodological urgency and reforming the analytical lens for the study of Safavid art/architecture through the perspective of marginal art history. Such reforming may take place through revisiting the relationship between the artist’s beliefs, emotions, and the society and questioning the pre-assumed hierarchical systems and dichotomies of Safavid Isfahan and the way multiple fragments of it negotiated and functioned towards the artistic production.
For the session details, see:
https://forarthistory.org.uk/60-marginal-art-histories-of-safavid-isfahan/
Please submit your abstract (maximum of 250 words) for a presentation of about 15-20 minutes via the AAH 2027 Call for Papers Proposal Submission Form by 23:59 UK, Sunday, 25 October 2026.
For further questions, email the convenor at: Mahroo.moosavi@khi.fi.it
Please note that you will need to be an AAH member and register for the conference to take part and present your paper.
For further information, see:
https://forarthistory.org.uk/conference/2027-exeter/

1. Reconfigurer les savoirs sur l’Asie centrale : dynamiques et défis disciplinaires Journée d’études jeudi 3 et vendredi 4 décembre 2026 INALCO, Auditorium Dumézil, 2 rue de Lille, 75007 Paris Cette quatrième journée d’études est organisée dans le cadre des activités du GIS MoyenOrient et Mondes musulmans (MOMM), en partenariat

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