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Call for Papers: Expectations of justice and political power in the Islamicate world (ca. 600-1500 CE), Leiden University, October 27-29, 2021

In the Islamicate world, as elsewhere, requests for just rule surface constantly as notions of justice are debated and contested. Exemplary rule can be sought in direct and open ways, through entreaties and demands, but also subversively through irony, flattery and satire. Expectations of justice can be pursued through reform or revolution, or via secession, … Continue reading Call for Papers: Expectations of justice and political power in the Islamicate world (ca. 600-1500 CE), Leiden University, October 27-29, 2021

Call for Applications: PhD candidate in Digital Humanities, Leiden University

The LUCDH, Leiden University is looking for a PhD candidate in Digital Humanities  Key responsibilities   You will carry out research at the Leiden University Center of Digital Humanities at the Faculty of Humanities. You will be supervised by a domain expert from the Faculty and one of the assistant professors in Digital Humanities. Your tasks will be … Continue reading Call for Applications: PhD candidate in Digital Humanities, Leiden University

International Conference: Historicizing the Shiʿi Hadith Corpus, Leiden University, September 12-14, 2022

The central sources of religious doctrine and law in Islam are the Qurʾān and the hadith. Hadith is, by volume, the far greater of these two sources. While there has been an increasing production of sophisticated studies on Sunni hadith traditions, the study of Shiʿi hadith requires far greater attention than it has hitherto received. … Continue reading International Conference: Historicizing the Shiʿi Hadith Corpus, Leiden University, September 12-14, 2022

Summer School: Philology and Manuscripts from the Muslim World, Leiden University, June 16, 2023

Date: 21 August - 1 September 2023 Costs: Tuition cost will be 600 euros. Level: The course is meant for graduate students (MA and PhD) and researchers. Language: English. Non-native speakers are required to have a command of English equivalent to at least TOEFL 550. Scholarships: There are two scholarships to cover the tuition for students who don't have access … Continue reading Summer School: Philology and Manuscripts from the Muslim World, Leiden University, June 16, 2023

Postdoctoral opportunity in History of Islam/Arabic Studies, Leiden University, February 2024-2027

Scholars have long recognized that although Shiʿi claims emerged early in Islamic history, Imami Shiʿism took a couple of centuries to crystallise. Scholarship on Shiʿism has tended to focus on doctrine, but hitherto there has been little research into the institutions and social networks of early Imami Shiʿism. The project aims to propose the first … Continue reading Postdoctoral opportunity in History of Islam/Arabic Studies, Leiden University, February 2024-2027