Kurdish vernacular Literature in the Persianate Cosmopolitan: A Case Study in Early Modern Islamic Cultural History Abstract: In recent years, the notion of a ‘Persianate cosmopolitan,’ characterized by the literate and literary use of Modern Persian, has gained traction in cultural histories of the early modern world. The notion was inspired, of course, by Sheldon […]

Persian Miniature Schools: Based on the Matenadaran illustrated Persian manuscripts Speaker  Yvette Tajarian （Mesrop Mashtots Research Institute of Ancient Manuscripts） Date and Time  19th February 2024（Mon）16:30～17:30 Venue  Collaboration Room 3, Bldg. 18, the University of Tokyo, Komaba （3-8-1, Komaba, Meguro-ward, Tokyo） Application for participation Please be sure to apply for participation in advance from the […]

Lecture summary: We will invite Ms. Marianne Aringberg Laanatza, a researcher at Uppsala University in Sweden, to give a lecture titled “The Ibadi Berber Communities in the Maghreb: Challenges and Progress.” Speaker  Marianne Aringberg Laanatza （Senior Lecturer and Researcher on Middle East and North Africa Associated to Lund, Stockholm and Uppsala University Executive advisor at […]

On Monday, October 9th, UTCMES Project Assistant Professor Fuga Kimura will give an explanation of the current state of pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia in 2023, including an overview of the doctrine and the Saudi government’s pilgrimage policy, at the Institute of Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Studies, Sophia University（IAAMES).   Date and time: October 9, […]

Historiographical research on hadith studies and hadith scholars: on the discrepancies between ‘local’ values and empirical research Abstract: This lecture examines the historical process of the formation and development of hadith scholarship and the use and penetration of hadith authority through socio-historical studies on the hadith scholars who called themselves ‘hadith scholars’ between the 10th […]