Members of the H-Empire network may be interested in this new open-access special issue of the Onati Socio-Legal Series (Vol. 13 No. 1, 2023) on Rethinking the Caste System.
The issue carries six articles as follows:
Introduction
Caste studies today: Imaginary victims and perpetrators (Prakash Shah)
Thematic Articles
Evolution of the figure of the Brahmin in early Muslim writings (Dunkin Jalki)
This two-day online course introduces participants to Muslim architecture in Sub-Saharan Africa. Following an introduction on Islamic architecture and mosques, the first session will explore mosques in West Africa, from the Sahara to the tropical forests. The second session will look at the mosques in East Africa, from the Nile valleys to the Swahili coast. This day will be based on Professor Stephane Pradines' extensive knowledge and fieldwork in Egypt, Ethiopia and the Swahili coast.
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I am happy to announce the release of my new book, Queens and Prophets: How Arabian Noblewomen and Holy Men Shaped Paganism, Christianity and Islam (Oneworld, 2022)
Friends,
I wanted to make sure that scholars in the H-Asia network did not overlook this job ad for a tenure-track position at Penn State University's Abington College: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=64455. While the title says "Multiple Positions," one of the specializations we are seeking is in South Asian Religions (mostly Hinduism and Islam).
Join the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) for its Fifteenth Annual Conference taking place in Washington, D.C. on November 5 - 7, 2022.
In this inaugural lecture for the Tejpar Professorship, Philip Wood sets out his plan for his new research project on Group Formation in the Abbasid Caliphate. His earlier work has engaged with how Christian groups in the Middle East have enforced boundaries with other populations, both other Christians and with pagans, Jews and Muslims. In particular, he has examined the way that history writing has functioned as an identitarian discourse, which legitimated social boundaries in the present by referring to an idealised representation of the past.
In this inaugural lecture for the Tejpar Professorship, Philip Wood sets out his plan for his new research project on Group Formation in the Abbasid Caliphate. His earlier work has engaged with how Christian groups in the Middle East have enforced boundaries with other populations, both other Christians and with pagans, Jews and Muslims. In particular, he has examined the way that history writing has functioned as an identitarian discourse, which legitimated social boundaries in the present by referring to an idealised representation of the past.
Jerusalem: Fictive Realities
Organizer: Dafna Shetreet
Co-Organizer: Gilad Shiram
This is a three-day online course that addresses the many new expressions of mass mediated creative arts that make reference to Islam. These expressions may be motivated by a wish to express an Islamic interpretation or spirituality, but they may also be for other reasons, such as from anti-racism or critical perspectives. Muslims, as well as non-Muslims, take part in this ongoing art making process.
