Arabic Islamic Thought in the Iberian Peninsula and the Mediterranean: Past and Present

The Iberian Peninsula (today’s Spain and Portugal) and the Mediterranean Basin have been for many centuries a place where different cultures and communities coexisted and transformed one another. This symposium will engage with this rich heritage by exploring the Arabic and Islamic background, including the Fatimid legacy.  It will bring together several scholars who will shed light on this intellectual and philosophical heritage.

 

 

Program
Welcome Remarks: 10:00 am – 10: 15 am.
Filipa Afonso
Deputy-Director, Centre of Philosophy of the University of Lisbon
Nuha Alshaar Symposium Convener

Panel One: 10: 15 am – 12: 15 pm
Al-Andalus to the Levant and Beyond: Ibn ‘Arabi and his Reception.
Dr. Alessandro Cancian, Institute of Ismaili Studies, London

Islam and Islamic Thought in Portuguese Literature and Intellectual Tradition (1906-2006): Some Critical Reflections
Dr. Fabrizio Boscaglia, Universidade Lusófona / Centre of Philosophy of the University of Lisbon

Lunch Break 12: 15 – 2:00 pm

Panel Two: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Psychological and Epistemological Concepts in Ibn Sabʿīn’s al-Masāʾil al-Ṣiqilliyya (The Sicilian Questions).
Dr. Beate Ulrike La Sala, the Institute of Philosophy/Collaborative Research Center, Freie Universität Berlin

The Fatimids and the Mediterranean: An Intellectual Legacy from al-Qayrawān to Sicily
Dr. Nuha Alshaar
Centre of Philosophy of the University of Lisbon / The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London.

When:
21/11/2023

10-16h00
Where:
Room B 112.D – School of Arts and Humanities – University of Lisbon