Nov 7, 2006

Call for Papers-IRCICA

*INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
ISLAMIC CIVILISATION IN CENTRAL ASIA*
Almaty, Kazakhstan
4-7 September 2007

An International Symposium on "Islamic Civilisation in Central Asia" will be jointly organised by the Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA), Istanbul, Turkey, and the Institute of Oriental Studies, Ministry of Education and Sciences, Republic of Kazakhstan, on 4-7 September 2007, in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

The symposium will focus on "Islamic Civilisation in Central Asia" with an interdisciplinary and comparative approach. It will examine the history of Islamic civilisation in Central Asia under its diverse aspects, including developments in the intellectual, scientific, literary, artistic and other cultural fields, its interactions with other civilisations in and around the region, the main stages and trends of the development of Islamic culture and civilisation in the region, the formation and present state of the Islamic cultural heritage in terms of the material culture (written, architectural and other tangible assets) and the spiritual culture (beliefs, oral traditions, performing arts and other intangible expressions of culture). The symposium is expected to highlight the role and place of Islamic civilisation in the region, its relations and interactions with other
cultures and civilisations, its participation in inter-cultural exchanges. At the same time, it will be an opportunity for the presentation of new studies, assessment of the state of scholarly research and publication in this field, and discussion on the problems and prospects of studies on Islamic civilisation in Central Asia and the neighbouring regions as a field of academic research.

The working languages of the symposium will be Kazak language, English, and Russian.

The symposium themes shall be covered under the following broad titles:

Islam in Central Asia: problems and prospects

Historical and philosophical aspects of Islamic Heritage in Central Asia

History of Islam and its interactions with national cultures in Central Asia

Islamic Art in Central Asia

Islamic Culture in Central Asia: common, particular and integrating tendencies

Development of natural and exact sciences in Muslim Central Asia

The symposium will be accompanied by cultural events including visits to museums, exhibitions, and Almaty sightseeing tour on the third day of the symposium.

No registration fee is required and accommodation in Almaty will be provided to all the paper presenters.

The participants will be allowed a maximum of 20 minutes to present their papers. Selected papers will be published after a double-blind peer review process. Those interested in having their papers considered for publication will have to submit their final drafts no later than one month after the conference. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words.

We would like to kindly invite you to send the abstract of your proposed paper until 28 February 2007 to the following address:

Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA),

Yildiz Sarayi, Seyir Kosku,

Barbaros Bulvari, 80700 Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey

E-mail: congress@ircica. org

Fax: +90 212 2584365

With best regards,

Halit Eren

Director General

Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA)

Meruert Abusseitova

Director General

Institute of Oriental Studies

Ministry of Education and Sciences

Republic of Kazakhstan

macfil@unet. com.mk

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