Le séminaire aura lieu à la MMSH dans la salle PAF le 4 février (15h30-18h30) et le 5 février : 9h30-12h30 puis de 14h30 à 16h30.

Through the examination of some case studies, this series of seminars will challenge the category of ‘Muslim-Christian relations’ as an ever-useful analytical paradigm for understanding the diversity and multiplicity of interactions between historical actors of different religious affiliations in the Islamic Mediterranean between the 13th and 15th centuries. The approach will be interactive. Students are expected to engage with the course-materials, work in groups and take part in discussions. Intellectual generosity will be highly valued. A syllabus will be distributed at due time.

Caterina Bori is a historian of the Islamic, Arabic-speaking Middle East in its Medieval period (1000-1500 AD), particularly of the Mamluk domains and its religious culture. She devoted much of her research to the study of the controversial Ḥanbalī scholar, Taqī al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn Taymiyya and his student Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya. Her research explores questions about their memory, the circle of people who followed them, and the early modern reception of their work and thought. Recently, she has developed an interest in manuscript culture, which she has combined with her Taymiyyan studies with the aim of applying it to other fields of investigation too.

Contact : olga.LIZZINI[at]univ-amu.fr

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