Ismaili Doctrines and Literature, Part 2 | Ismaili Studies Conference 2022 Day 1

Welcome to the first-ever conference on Ismaili Studies. This panel, chaired by Simonetta Calderini of the University of Roehampton, reexamines select texts, mostly from the Fatimid da’wa, to provide new insight into the sharing of ideas in medieval Islam. Fârès Gillon works to reconcile the Eastern (Yemeni) da’wa with the Western (Fatimid) da’wa of the tenth century with exciting new evidence. Maria De Cillis explores themes of rationality and humanism in Fatimid da’wa. Omar Alí-de-Unzaga provides insights on Fatimid and post-Fatimid interpretations of the Qur’an and their interactions. Finally, Karim Javan illustrates the proclamation of resurrection in 1164 within the context of religious reformation.
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00:00 A New Fatimid Author from the Time of al-Mu’izz? On the Ta’wīl al-zakāt and the Sarā’ir al-nuṭaqā’ Attributed to Ja’far b. Manṣūr al-Yaman - Fârès Gillon, IIS
23:03 Ḥamīd al-Dīn al-Kimānī and the Mu’tazila - Maria De Cillis, IIS
42:32 Commentary and Interpretation of the Qur’an: Tafsīr and ta’wīl in the Sessions of Wisdom at the Fatimid Court of al-Mustanṣir bi’llāh - Omar Alí-de-Unzaga, IIS
1:05:21 The Unfolding of the Qiyāma Proclamation in Alamūt - Karim Javan, IIS