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東文研セミナーワークショップ：Graduate Workshop “Al-Shaykh al-Akbar and Ustād-i Bashar: Aspects of Mystical Thoughts in Medieval Islam”のお知らせ
The JSPS Kakenhi research project “ ‘Sunnis’ and ‘Shiʿis’: Historical Inquiries into Confessional Identities and Mutual Perceptions” (23H00674) and the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo are organizing a graduate workshop on aspects of mystical thoughts in medieval Islam with Dr. Lloyd Ridgeon (University of Glasgow) serving as the main commentator. This is an in-person event, and no previous registration is required for participation.
Date and time : January 23 (Tue), 2024, at 16:45-19:05
Venue：The University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, 3F Conference Room No. 2 (東京大学東洋文化研究所第二会議室)
*In-person only
Program :
Graduate Workshop “Al-Shaykh al-Akbar and Ustād-i Bashar: Aspects of Mystical Thoughts in Medieval Islam”
| 16:45–16:50 | Opening Remarks Kazuo Morimoto (Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo) |
| 16:50–17:50 | “Ibn ʿArabī’s Theory of Substance and the Primordial Cloud” Michinari Fujiwara (Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, the University of Tokyo) |
| 17:55–18:55 | “Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī’s Ethics and ʿIrfān” Naoki Nishiyama (Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, the University of Tokyo) |
| 18:55–19:05 | General Comments Lloyd Ridgeon (Department of Theology, University of Glasgow) |
Abstract of the first presentation:
It is relatively known that the Primordial Cloud (ʿamāʾ), where God was before creation, is the cosmological substrate in which all existents appear for Ibn ʿArabī. This Cloud is called the only substance (jawhar) in his cosmogony. Previous studies, however, have not paid much attention to the reason why this is the only substance, or tried to explain it following a commentary of the so-called Ibn ʿArabī circle. This presentation aims to clarify how Ibn ʿArabī himself demonstrates that there is no substance other than Cloud, based on both al-Futūḥāt al-Makkīyah and Fuṣūṣ al-ḥikam. These two books have been rarely cross-referred so far because they are regarded to have different characters. However, the study implies that al-Futūḥāt and Fuṣūṣ are consistent to some degree and can be referred to mutually in some cases.
Abstract of the second presentation:
Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (d. 1274), renowned for inheriting Ibn Sīnā’s (d. 1037) philosophical legacy, shifted from Ismaili to Twelver Imami amidst the Mongol conquest. During his Ismaili era, he wrote Akhlāq-i Nāṣirī, inspired by Ibn Miskawayh’s (d. 1030) philosophical ethics outlined in Tahdhīb al-akhlāq, while in his later years, he penned Awṣāf al-ashrāf, delving into ʿirfān, or mysticism. Although both discuss the ideal human spirit, their arguments seemingly diverge noticeably. This presentation aims to comprehensively analyze al-Ṭūsī’s works, highlighting that, despite his religious conversion, both of his ethical works share the same theoretical framework. Additionally, it underscores that ʿirfān consistently plays a central role in his ethical ideologies across these periods.
Contact Person :Naoki Nishiyama (nishiyama[at]ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp)
This event is co-hosted by the JSPS Kakenhi Project “ ‘Sunnis’ and ‘Shiʿis’: Historical Inquiries into Confessional Identities and Mutual Perceptions” (23H00674) and Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo, and supported by Kazuhiro Arai Laboratory, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University and the Japan Office, Association for the Study of Persianate Societies.
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