1,358 search results for “anthropology of islam” in the Public website
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Leiden University Shi'i Studies Initiative (LUSSI)
Shiʿi Islam
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Regional context changes Islamic law
Mahmood Kooria shows in his dissertation that Islam often adapts to the regional context. PhD defense 14 December.
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Publication series
LUCIS publishes two peer-reviewed book series, “Leiden Studies in Islam and Society” (Brill) and “Debates on Islam and Society” (Leiden University Press).
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Research programmes
LUCIS funded several research programmes to boost interfaculty and interdisciplinary cooperation and to widen the involvement of LUCIS members.
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Thijs Jan van Schie
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Rosalinde Spitters
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Janine Prins
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Soukaina Chakkour
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marijke van Kester
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Raymond Corbey
Faculteit Archeologie
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Videos and MOOCs
LUCIS produces various video series and MOOCs to showcase the variety of expertise available at Leiden University.
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Matters of Humanities
‘Islam and Muslims are not something that happened to Europe; they are part of Europe. In fact, Islam is one the biggest constants in European history,’ argues Professor Maurits Berger in the new eight-part Matters of Humanities: History of Islam in Europe podcast series of the Leiden University Faculty…
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Book presentations
Now and then we organise book launches to present the latest publications, both academic and popular, in our broad field.
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China: custom anthropological solution for a world power
Global versus local, democracy versus dictatorship, tradition versus modernisation: such contrasts make it difficult for anthropologists. They look in detail at what really happens and can therefore add some nuance to blueprints and debates, is what Frank Pieke, Professor in Modern China Studies, will…
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Publications
LUCIS publishes two peer-reviewed book series, “Leiden Studies in Islam and Society” (Brill) and “Debates on Islam and Society” (Leiden University Press).
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Research themes
LUCIS’ research on Islam and society is guided by three overarching themes, which are fundamental to our research programmes.
- Meet our staff
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Podcasts
From now on, you can listen to the intriguing stories of our staff any time you wish! On this page you can find out more about the new podcast series of the faculty of Humanities.
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Passion in Profession
The Passion in Profession series features researchers who are specialised in Islamic, Middle Eastern and Central Asian studies. With the series, LUCIS aims to show what inspires them in their work by highlighting an object or concept that they feel passionate about.
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Associations and Journals
An overview of Professional Associations and Journals
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3-8 December 2016 Workshop: "Islamic Studies in the West: An interdisciplinary perspective"
From the 3rd until the 8th of December, together with Dr Amr Ryad of Utrecht University our institute organized a workshop with students of the Faculty of Languages and Translation of the Azhar University. During this workshop, students had the opportunity to discuss their own research proposals with…
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What we do
Our public programme includes lecture series, conferences, visiting fellowships, panel discussions and many other interesting events. Have a look at what we've organised in the past years.
- Juynboll Lecture: Towards connected histories of Muslim Qur’an translation
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CFP Monotheisms in Medieval Islamic Thought
The Leiden University Centre for Islamic Thought and History (LUCITH) is hosting a two-day conference on the topic of monotheism in medieval Islamic thought.
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Elsa Charlety
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Willem van Wijk
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Science ON AIR
LUCIS works with Science ON AIR to put its researchers in the spotlight. For that purpose, several online videos of LUCIS members have been produced.
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Arnold Mol
Faculty of Humanities
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Maurits Berger
Faculty of Humanities
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Jelle Bruning
Faculty of Humanities
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UNESCO | Project 0100
Our Principal Investigator Bart Barendregt is also UNESCO Chair in the Anthropology of Digital Diversity.
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Cultural activities
To reach a larger audience beyond the academy, a number of activities in the cultural realm have been programmed over the years.
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Sustainability Research Cluster
The Sustainability Research Cluster fosters dialogue and collaboration among anthropologists and sociologists researching aspects of socio-cultural, ecological, and economic sustainability in and affiliated with the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology. It also seeks to stimulate…
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Annual lecture
Until 2019, LUCIS hosted one annual lecture, inviting an eminent scholar to give a large-scale lecture in one of the finer halls at Leiden University. Because of their success, we now organise four larger lectures every year, entitled LUCIS Keynotes.
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KORWAR – Northwest New Guinea ritual art according to missionary sources
Protestant missionaries have provided the earliest and most detailed sources regarding the ritual art of the Papuan peoples of the Geelvink Bay.
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Toekomstdromen
Serie workshops waarin mensen werkzaam op het terrein van Midden-Oosten- en islamstudies vertellen over hun ervaringen in de praktijk.
- Core members
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Julia Foudraine
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Nina Adriaanse
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ajay Gandhi
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Greater focus on pre-Islamic heritage
War and terrorism overshadow interest in the pre-Islamic heritage of the Arabic peninsula. The new Leiden Centre for the Study of Ancient Arabia aims to make the general public more aware of the ancient history of this region.
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Visiting fellows
Every semester, LUCIS invites a scholar to Leiden to provide a lecture series on a topic of their choice. With these lectures, we aim to present state-of-the-art research in Islamic studies to the Leiden academic community and beyond, and to offer students and junior researchers the opportunity to get…
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ERC Consolidator Grant for Petra Sijpesteijn
Arabist and papyrologist Petra Sijpesteijn has received a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council for her research on the early Islamic Empire. The five-year ERC grant will fund the research project
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Rethinking Javanese Religion: The Prospect of New Descriptions of Javanese Traditions
This study describes religion in Java.
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What's New
What's New is a lecture series organised by LUCIS and the department of Middle Eastern Studies. The lectures focus on current research on Islam and the Middle East.
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Invited journalists
To complement scholarly knowledge with journalistic insights, LUCIS regularly invites journalists to share their perspective on current events.
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Mahmood Kooriadathodi
Faculty of Humanities
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Annual reports
Here you can find annual reports and evaluation reports of LUCIS from previous years.
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Summer School
At our Summer School on Philology and Manuscripts from the Muslim World we offer graduate students and researchers lectures by experts, practical classes, and hands-on experience with manuscripts from Leiden University’s famous collection of oriental manuscripts.