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Center for Interdisciplinary Study of Monotheistic Religions (CISMOR), Doshisha University will host a lecture by Dr. Lloyd Ridgeon (University of Glasgow) on “Madhhab-i `ishq (The School of Love): Rūmī and the (Non)-Representation of Shi`ism in 13th Century Anatolia” on January 12 (Fri). Those who are interested in participating in the event are cordially invited to register in advance by January 9 (details below).

Lecture Title:
“Madhhab-i `ishq (The School of Love): Rūmī and the (Non)-Representation of Shi`ism in 13th Century Anatolia”

Speaker:
Dr. Lloyd Ridgeon (Reader in Islamic Studies, the Department of Theology, University of Glasgow; https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/critical/staff/lloydridgeon/)

Date and Time:
January 12 (Fri), 2024, at 16:00-17:45 (Japanese time)

Venue:
Doshisha University, Imadegawa Campus, Neisei-Kan, 3F, Room No. 35 (同志社大学今出川校地 寧静（ねいせい）館 3階 ３５番教室), and online via Zoom.

Lecture Abstract:
During the 13th century Sufism became increasingly popular in the Islamic heartlands, to the extent that it became a “normative” and perhaps the most common expression of Islam. One of the most celebrated exponents of Sufism is Rūmī (d. 1273) and his “School of Love” helps to explain for the relative absence of denominational conflict between Sunnis and Shiʿas at this time. By examining the context of Sufism in the 12th and 13th centuries, and investigating Rūmī’s poetic works (such as his voluminous Dīwān and the Mathnawī), and in particular, where he references specific individuals, events or groups of people held sacred by the Shi`as, it is possible to ascertain the significance that major Sunni-Sufis attributed to the Shi`i communities and their beliefs.

How to Participate:
Please fill in the form at https://forms.gle/mX8mzJofcP1a2DDx6, by Jan 9, at 24:00 JST. For those who will participate online, Zoom URL will be provided by Jan 10 (Fri).

Contact Person: Naoki Nishiyama (nishiyama[at]ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

Call For Papers: The Ninth Annual Conference on Shi’i Studies

The Islamic College invites abstracts to be submitted for its ninth conference on Shi‘i studies. This conference provides a broad platform for scholars in Shi‘i studies to share their latest research. Papers are welcome on any aspect of Shi‘i studies.

This year’s conference will be an in-house only programme. Researchers will be invited to present their papers in-person at The Islamic College. A limited number of partial travel grants are available to presenters.

Conference date: 11 May 2024
Location: The Islamic College, London, UK
Abstract submission deadline: 31 January 2024

We would like to invite you to attend ‘Beyond Karbala: New Approaches to Shii Materiality and Material Religion’, an Author Meets Respondents Session at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) in San Antonio, TX.
The session aims to introduce and discuss the forthcoming book Beyond Karbala: New Approaches to Shii Materiality and Material Religion (Brill, 2024).
The book brings together 12 empirical contributions which examine manifestations and transformations of religious materiality in Shi’i Muslims in diverse demographic and geographic contexts. It expands the study of the aesthetics and visual cultures of religion and sketches an intellectual space for the material study of Shiʿi Islam and religion more broadly.
The editor’s introduction highlights the resonances and dissonances between the contributions presented in the book and makes conceptual propositions that push the frontiers of scholarship on Islam, Religious Studies, Material Religion, Anthropology, and Sociology.
For further information on the book, click here.

Speaker: Fouad Gehad Marei (Lund University)
Respondents: Katja Rakow (Utrecht University), David Morgan (Duke University) and Anna Bigelow (Stanford University)

Time: Monday, 20 November, 9:00 AM – 11:00
Place: Henry B. González Convention Center — Room 302B (Ballrom Level)