ENSIE4 2024 Conference of European Network for the Study of Islam and Esotericism 1-3 July
“Dreams and Visions in Islam†2024 Meeting of the European Network for the Study of Islam and Esotericism (ENSIE) 1-3 July 2024 Reed Hall, Streatham Drive University of Exeter Exeter EX4 4QR, England
| An Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies conference | |
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| Date | 1 - 3 July 2024 |
| Time | Event spans several days |
| Place | Reed Hall |
| Provider | Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies |
Event details
For further information, please visit the conference webpage - Conferences - ENSIE
The Centre Event page has more information - Upcoming meetings and events > The Centre for Magic and Esotericism (exeter.ac.uk)
Call for papers - ENSIE 2024 Call for Papers: Dreams and Visions in Islam > The Centre for Magic and Esotericism (exeter.ac.uk)
Please let Emily Selove if you are interested in attending - E.Selove@exeter.ac.uk
ENSIE4
The 2024 Conference
of the
European Network for the Study of Islam and Esotericism
at the
University of Exeter
1-3 July 2024
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Day 1, Monday 1 July
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9:30-10:00 |
Welcome Emily Selove (University of Exeter). Mark Sedgwick (University of Aarhus).
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10:00-11:00 |
Panel 1: Early Dreams of Ascent Chair: M. Shobhana Xavier (Queens’ University, Kingston, Canada).
Luca Patrizi (University of Turin), “The dream of al-ḤakÄ«m al-TirmidhÄ« (d. 869) and the esoteric dimensions of the Prophet Muḥammad’s minbar.” Åukasz PiÄ…tak (Adam Mickiewicz University, PoznaÅ„), “The Heavenly Ascent of SuhrawardÄ« the Illuminationist: A Visionary Narrative from al-WÄridÄt wa’l-taqdÄ«sÄt.”
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11:00-11:30 |
Break
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11:30-13:00 |
Panel 2: Dreams in Shi’i Islam Chair: Francesco Alfonso Leccese (University of Calabria).
Amina Inloes (The Islamic College, London), “Dreams in Twelver ShiÊ¿i Hadith.” Zahra Naghshband (Max Weber Centre, Erfurt), “The Concealed Moon and the Cursed: Reception of Three Apocalyptic Hadiths among Batini Shiites and their Alternative Narrative of Ritual Time.” Ali Hammoud (Western Sydney University, Australia), “The Function of Dreams in AshkivarÄ«’s MaḥbÅ«b al-QulÅ«b.”
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch
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14:00-15:00 |
Panel 3: Apocalypse and Magic Chair: Daniel Jacobius Morgan (Santa Clara University, USA).
Jamel A. Velji (Claremont McKenna College, USA), “Visualizing a Present Apocalypse: Luminous (Un)-veilings in Ibn QasÄ«’s KitÄb khalÊ¿ al-naÊ¿layn.” Emily Selove (University of Exeter), “Dreams as Arena and Weapon in a 13th-century Arabic Grimoire.”
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15:00-15:30 |
Break
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15:30-17:00 |
Panel 4: Early Sufis Chair: Antonio de Diego González (University of Malaga).
Eyad Abuali (Cardiff University), “Visionary Narratives Between Cosmology, Embodiment, and Text in Medieval Sufism.” Sayed Hassan Akhlaq (George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA), “The Interplay of Dreams and Prophecy: Insights from Sufi Master Aziz al-Din Nasafi.” Lisa Alexandrin (University of Manitoba, Canada), “Witnessing and Traces of the Pen according to Sa‘d al-Din Hamuyeh.”
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Day 2, Tuesday 2 July
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9:30-11:00 |
Panel 5: Ottomans and Mughals Chair: Amina Inloes (The Islamic College, London).
Binazir Gashim-Zade (Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul), “An Examination of Sufi Dream-Interpretation Methodology: Insights from Ḳuá¹b al-DÄ«nzÄde al-Iznīḳī's al-Ta‘bÄ«r al-munÄ«f.” Semra Çörekçi (Istanbul Medeniyet University), “Exploring the Life of an Ottoman Pasha through his Dreams: Kulakzâde Mahmud Pasha’s DüÅŸname (Dreambook).” Daniel Jacobius Morgan (Santa Clara University, USA), “Verifying Dreams in late-Mughal Delhi: ShÄh Ê¿Abd al-Ê¿AzÄ«z DihlawÄ«’s TaḥqÄ«q al-RuʾyÄ.”
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11:00-11:30 |
Break
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11:30-13:00 |
Panel 6: Modern Sufis Chair: Emilie Selove (University of Exeter).
M. Shobhana Xavier (Queens’ University, Kingston, Canada), “Archiving Dreams: Constructing Sri Lankan Sufi Shrines via Visitational Dreams.” Antonio de Diego González (University of Malaga), “Awakened Vision (ru‘ya fÄ«-l-yaqẓa) as an Initiatory Experience in the á¹arÄ«qa Tijaniyya.” Francesco Alfonso Leccese (University of Calabria), “A Contemporary Sufi Master and Dreams as Initiation.”
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch
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14:00-15:00 |
Panel 7: Women’s Dreams in the Twentieth Century Chair: Douglas Farrer (University of Exeter).
Mariam Elashmawy (Free University of Berlin, “Visions and Re-enchantments: The Magical Mentality of Bint al-Shati'.” Gökçen Beyinli-Dinç (University of Hamburg), “Struggling for Agency in a ‘Modern’ Country: Women Healers, Saints and Dreams in Turkey’s History.”
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15:00-15:30 |
Break
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15:30-16:30 |
Panel 8: Dreaming in Lahore and Burkina Faso Chair: Lisa Alexandrin (University of Manitoba, Canada).
Ateeb Gul (Boston University, USA), “Power, Politics, and Phantasmagoria: The Role of Esoteric ‘Prophetic Dreams’ in Barelvi Activism in Lahore (1923–2023).” Jannis Kostelnik (University of Hamburg), “Dreams and Visions of an Islamic script creator in 21st-century Burkina Faso.”
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16:30-17:00 |
Meeting of Members
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Day 3, Wednesday 3 July
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9:30-11:00 |
Panel 9: Angels and Traditionalists Chair: Jamel A. Velji (Claremont McKenna College, USA).
Louise Gallorini (American University of Beirut, Lebanon), “Angelic Visions in the Qur’an and a Selection of Classical Sufi texts.” Hafiz Abid Masood (International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan), “The Impact of Traditionalism in Pakistan: A Case Study of Muhammad Hasan Askari’s Contribution” Mark Sedgwick (University of Aarhus), “Dreaming of al-Andalus: Sufism in Modern Spain.”
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11:00-11:30 |
Break
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11:30-12:30 |
Panel 10: The Arts Chair: Luca Patrizi (University of Turin).
Rubera Giorgia (University of Granada), “Visionaries: Contemporary Sufi Artists in the Western Mediterranean.” Douglas Farrer (University of Exeter), “Malay Healing Arts: From Dreamwork to Dreamcraft in Islam.”
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12:30-13:30 |
Lunch
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13:30-15:00 |
Panel 11: Contemporary Iran Chair: Sayed Hassan Akhlaq (George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA).
Kurosh Amoui (York University, Toronto, Canada), “The Council of Witches: Woman Life Freedom and Persianate Islamotrauma.” Safa Kamdideh (Trans-disciplinary artist and researcher, Amsterdam), “Tongue of the Arcane: Synchronicities of Hafezomancy.” Golnoosh Nour (Birkbeck, University of London), “Possible Dreams, Impossible Muses: Queering Persian Visions and Sexuality.”
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15:00-15:30 |
Closing plenary Mark Sedgwick (University of Aarhus). Emily Selove (University of Exeter).
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15:30 |
Departures
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Location:
Reed Hall
