Islamic History and Thought Lecture Series
Hosted by the Institute of Ismaili Studies (London) and convened by Dr Fârès Gillon, the Islamic History and Thought Lecture Series is designed to invite scholars of various international academic institutions, specialising in intellectual, social and political aspects of medieval and early modern Islamic societies, to present and discuss their research.
Fârès Gillon is a Research Associate in the Shiʿi Studies Unit at the Institute of Ismaili Studies. His research focuses on Islamic thought and Shiʿi Islam with particular reference to the Ismaili tradition.
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Lecture series:
Dr Meryem Sebti (CNRS) - Thursday 3 February 2022 - 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm GMT
Location: Online and at the Aga Khan Centre, London
Professor Alexandrin (University of Manitoba) - Thursday 28 April 2022 - 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm GMT
Alex Matthews (University of Chicago Divinity School) - Thursday 9 June 2022 - 2:00 pm-4:00 pm GMT
Pre-Existence: a Myth and its Implications in Imami-Shiʿi Thought
Dr Roy Vilozny (University of Haifa) - Thursday 14 July 2022 - 5:00 pm-6:30 pm GMT
The Exoteric Tradition of the Fatimids: Sources, Reception, and Interpretation
Dr Kumail Rajani (University of Exeter) - Thursday 29 September 2022 - 2:00 pm-4:00 pm GMT
Spiritual Education and the “Imaginary Master” in Ibn ʿArabī’s K. al-Ajwiba al-ʿarabiyya
Gregory Vandamme - Thursday 27 October 2022 - 2:00 pm-4:00 pm GMT
The poet al-Sayyid al-Himyari and the Literary Development of the Epic Character of Imam Ali b. Abi Talib
Professor Leonardo Capezzone (Sapienza-University of Rome) - Thursday 8 December 2022 - 5:00 pm-6:30 pm GMT
