Department of Academic Research and Publications (DARP) Seminar Series 2003
“The Fatimid Legacy in Medieval Egyptian Historiography” - Paul E. Walker, Independent Scholar, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Univeristy of Chicago, Thursday January 30, 2003 3:00 pm
“The State and Muharram Rituals in 20th Century Iran” - Houchang Chehabi, Professor of International Relations and History, Boston University, Thursday February 20, 2003 3:00 pm
“Islamic and Pre-Islamic Rituals and Practices in Central Asia: Past and Present” - Razia Sultanova, Research Fellow, Goldsmiths College, University of London and Visiting Professor, Russian Academy of Music, Thursday March 27, 2003 3:00 pm
“The Classification of the Sciences According to the Rasa’il Ikhwan al-Safa’” - Godefroid de Callataÿ, Université Catholique de Louvain, Institut Orientaliste, Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres, Louvain-la-Neuve, France, Thursday May 22, 2003 3:00 pm
“The Two Phases of Islamic Civilisation” - Ehsan Yarshater, Editor, Encyclopaedia Iranica and Hagop Kevorkian Professor (Emeritus) of Iranian Studies, Columbia University, Friday May 30, 2003 4:00 pm
“Muslim Saints and Hindu Rulers: The Development of Sufi and Ismaili Mysticism in the Non-Islamic States of India” - Dominique-Sila Khan, Associate Fellow of the Institute of Rajasthan Studies, Jaipur, India, Thursday June 19, 2003 3:00 pm
“The Ismaili Castles of the Alamut Period in Iran and Syria” - Major Peter R. E. Willey, Fellow, Royal Asiatic Society, LondonThursday July 10, 2003 3:00 pm
“Sayyid Haydar Amuli (d. after 1385): Between Sufism and Shi‘ism” - Muhammad Reza Jozi, Research Associate, Department of Academic Research and Publications, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, Thursday October 16, 2003 3:00 pm
“Muhsin Fayd al-Kashani: Jurist, Philosopher and Mystic”Robert GleaveReader in Islamic Studies, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of BristolThursday November 13, 2003 3:00 pm
“Knowledge and Legitimate Leadership: Sunni-Shi'ite Perspectives” = Asma Asfaruddin, Associate Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, Thursday December 11, 2003 3:00 pm
