Events
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  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

New Frontiers in the Study of Iranian History: Messianic Authority, Dynastic Origins, and Book Culture

Date
2026/07/25(Sat) 14:00-17:30
Venue
Online/Haneda Memorial Hall, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University
On-site/Online
Hybrid
Language
English

On Saturday, 25 July 2026, “New Frontiers in the Study of Iranian History: Messianic Authority, Dynastic Origins, and Book Culture” will be held at the Center for Studies of Cultural Heritage and Inter Humanities (Haneda Memorial Hall), Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University. This event will be held both in person and online, and is open to all participants. Advance registration is required.

Registration

  • Those wishing to participate are kindly asked to register via the form below by 12:00 noon (Japan time) on Thursday, 23 July 2026.
    Registration form

Programs

2026/07/25
 14:00 - 14:05Opening RemarksYui KANDA(ILCAA, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
 14:05 - 14:55An Anti-Nūrbakhsh Polemical Text Written by a Ḥurūfī Follower? Textual Analysis of the Anonymous Mahdī-nāmaTetsuro SUMIDA(JSPS/ILCAA, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
 14:55 - 15:05Coffee Break
 15:05 - 15:55Exploring Ḥamza b. ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib’s Connection to the Origins of Daghestani DynastiesSacha ALSANCAKLI(The Hakubi Center/Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University)
 15:55 - 16:05Coffee Break
 16:05 - 16:55European readers in early modern Iran: access to Persian manuscripts and to printed books during voyages and sojourns (1617-1623) in Safavid’s citiesWerner GABOREAU(École française de Rome)
 16:55 - 17:30General Discussion

Contact

  • kanda[at]aa.tufs.ac.jp