Recognizing Religion(s): The Cultural Dynamics of Religious Encounters and Interactions in Historical Perspective
These are the first of a series of online seminars that will explore the historical, cultural, and geographical boundaries and contact points between the peoples of Europe, the Middle East, and other parts of the world, from the beginning of Islam to the near present. The series highlights recent and ongoing research in the interactions, habits, and concepts that facilitated
‘recognition' of religion(s) and how these changed.
First seminar
"Situating World Religions in Modern Islam"
Date: October 5th
Presenters: Dr Zvi Ben-Dor
Benite (NYU) & Dr Esmat
Elhalaby (UC Davis)
Moderator: Dr Taneli Kukkonen
(NYUAD)
Second seminar
"Forms of Religious Recognition
in Early Modern Iberia and the
Ottoman Empire"
Date: November 30th
Presenters: Dr Tijana Krstić (CEU,
Vienna) & Dr Mercedes García-
Arenal (CSIC, Madrid)
Moderator: Dr Jan Loop
(University of Copenhagen)