Proceedings of the Middle East and Islamic Seminar, 2013-2014

Preface

Contents

Part One: Reading Muslim Thought
1 Early Embryos in Islamic Bioethics: A Comparative Study with Judaism and Christianity
concerning Contraception, Abortion, and Embryonic Stem Cells
Kaoru AOYAGI

2 Trends in Islamist Political Thought in Contemporary Egypt: A Preliminary Comparison
between Sayyid Quṭb and Muḥammad Quṭb
Masami NISHINO

3 The Concept of Rightly Guided Caliphs in the History of Sunnī Political Thought
Retsu HASHIZUME

4 Toward a New History of Islamic Jurisprudence
Satoe HORII

5 Ibn Sīnā and Late Islamic Philosophy
Haruo KOBAYASHI

Part Two: Minority Groups in the Muslim World and Their Thought
6 Introduction to the Principle of the Twelver Imamite Hadith
Kyoko YOSHIDA

7 The Traditions of the Extremists (Ghulāt) and the ‘Alawītes
Tatsuya KIKUCHI

8 The Concept of Sin and the Response to Deviation among the Ibāḍīs
Yohei KONDO

Part Three: Christians in the Middle East
9 Medieval Apocalyptic Thought in the Eastern Mediterranean
Asuka TSUJI

10 Pilgrimages or Visits to Holy Loci by Egyptian Copts under the Rule of Muslim Dynasties
Tetsuya OHTOSHI

Abstracts

Author Biographies