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