A fortnightly series of free seminars from guest speakers and colleagues in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies. About the seminar seriesThis IMES Research Seminar Series builds on recent calls to “de-centre Shiʿism” (M. Künkler and M. Clarke, 2018).It brings together a range of perspectives on historical and contemporary topics that move beyond the cores and hierarchies within Shi‘ism – whether temporal, geographical, textual or sociological – which have long been assumed and given prominence in the field of Shiʿi studies.The Series also explores avenues to open up the field beyond its Shiʿi-centric confines and encourage more dialogue with the fields of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies more broadly.How to joinEvents are free and everyone is welcome. In the interests of audience and speaker wellbeing during Covid-19, they will be held online using Zoom. Registration is required so that you can be sent joining instructions and links in advance.Check the calendar for exact dates and times. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Seminar Series: Luke Treadwell Join us on Zoom for a free seminar by Dr Luke Treadwell (University of Oxford) entitled "From Kitab to Risala: The long shadow of Yaqut’s version of Ibn Fadlan’s account". Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Seminar Series: Noëmie Lucas Join us on Zoom for a free seminar by Dr Noëmie Lucas (University of Edinburgh) entitled "The power of the land: New perspectives on the social and political history of Lower-Iraq in the second century AH". Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Seminar Series: Fedor Benevich Join us on Zoom for a free seminar by Dr Fedor Benevich (University of Edinburgh) entitled "Knowledge in Mu'tazilite Kalām". Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Seminar Series: Kholoud Al-Ajarma Join us on Zoom for a free seminar by Dr Kholoud Al-Ajarma (University of Edinburgh) entitled "Valuing water: religious, social, cultural perspectives from a water-scarce region". Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Seminar Series: Hannah-Lena Hagemann Join us on Zoom for a free seminar by Dr Hannah-Lena Hagemann (University of Hamburg) entitled "‘We call you to the Book of God!’ - Studying Rebellion in the Early Islamic Period (692-816 CE)". Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Seminar Series: Andrew Newman Join us on Zoom for a free seminar by Professor Andrew Newman (University of Edinburgh) entitled "The Unorthodox as Orthodox? Uncovering Subaltern Voices in the Later Safavid Period". Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Seminar Series: Edmund Hayes Join us on Zoom for a free seminar by Dr Edmund Hayes (Radboud University) entitled "Decentring the Imamate: Did the Imams Create Shiʿism, or Did the Shiʿa Create the Imams?" Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Seminar Series: Siti Sarah Muwahidah Join us on Zoom for a free seminar by Dr Siti Sarah Muwahidah (University of Edinburgh) entitled "Carving an Inclusive Online Learning Space Under Constraints: A Study of Minority Shiʿi Women’s Digital Da’wa in Indonesia ". Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Seminar Series: Lucy Deacon and Carlos Mendez * Rescheduled * Join us on Zoom for a free seminar by Lucy Deacon (University of Edinburgh) and Carlos Mendez (University of Edinburgh) as they explore two different topics. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Seminar Series: Songül Mecit Join us on Zoom for a free seminar by Dr Songül Mecit (University of Edinburgh) entitled "Transnational Lives and Transnational Politics: The Alevis in Germany ". Are you interested in studying with us?We are the only university in Scotland to offer courses in the Muslim world's three main languages, placing Arabic, Persian and Turkish in the context of history, literature, culture, religion and politics, past and present.Choose from a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, including PhD programmes. Find out more about Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Edinburgh This article was published on 2024-08-13
