Islamic Area Studies
Tokyo, JAPAN
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Note: In this document and in the Project in general, Japanese surnames will be written in capital letters, followed by the given names.
Project Management Unit: KOMATSU Hisao
(The University of Tokyo)
We are now looking toward the second year of the Islamic Area Studies Project. From the point of view of the original five-year plan, the project has barely begun. However, building on the first year's task of identifying important issues, the second year will see the actual beginning of research. Activities this year will decide the direction of the Project over the remaining three years. Therefore, at this time I would like as a member of the Project to offer some of my own ideas and impressions.
The overall theme this year is to bring together diverse regions in comparative research. This theme is a natural outcome of our emphasis on joint research. We have been greatly encouraged over the past year by the commitment and cooperation of both Project researchers and scholars from home and abroad. It remains to be seen how well we can set up themes that have the potential for development. We should not confine our understanding of Area Studies to established and well-defined regions like the Middle East and South East Asia. Our task this year is to go beyond the framework of the so-called Islamic world, thereby attempting to look again at the historically established regions and also to develop new concepts of region.
Together with a large number of individual seminars and workshops, this year we plan to hold three international workshops, "Slave Elites in the Middle East and Africa: A Comparative Study,""The Manar Journal and the Manar School," and "Ziyara: An Ethno-historical Study of Muslim Visitation to Religious Places." These will emphasize international joint research, just as our research projects aim to, and it is hoped that they will inspire further international workshops and symposiums held on various themes. They will certainly be a stimulus for the international symposiums planned for Year Three (1999), "Beyond the Border: A New Framework for Understanding the Dynamism of Muslim Societies," and Year Five (2001). The results of these symposiums will be recorded in the Islamic Area Studies Publication Series.
This series of books will be the visible record of the results of the Project. Thus, even in the early stages of conception, I think it is important to indicate the content of the volumes that we hope to produce. Being able to clearly state the aims and purposes of each research group to scholars both within Japan and overseas will stimulate vigorous research. Already a number of ideas have been aired in this Newsletter. An important task for us now is both to strengthen and deepen those ideas and to plan new ones. These publication plans are not necessarily made by the research units and groups alone. It would be excellent to have a number of research plans that extend across the individual units and groups and call upon the participation of scholars within Japan and abroad.
It is very true that Area Studies can be understood in a variety of ways and that it comprises a number of methodologies. As SATO Tsugitaka, the Project leader, has previously stated, our Project will not proceed under a single framework, but rather, a variety of understandings and methodologies should be encouraged. What is important is what our Islamic Area Studies Publication Series will elucidate, and what our writings will be able to tell people in the world today. Discussion about Area Studies has been continuing since last year and it will certainly continue into the future. I would therefore like to make a suggestion. If we agree that the meaning of Area Studies has been developed through the writings of scholars, what ideal examples do we have to work from? I propose that each researcher take the opportunity to select perhaps three works that he or she considers the best examples of Area Studies, and that these should then be compiled and published. I feel that this would provide us with a new understanding and give rise to a productive debate.
Another aspect in the debate about Area Studies arises from the fact that a large proportion of researchers in the Project are historians. As a result there is considerable discussion about the relationship between Area Studies and History. I feel that History plays a very important role in providing an understanding of an area's present circumstances, as well as enriching the field of Area Studies itself. However, as long as historians cling to the sanctity of their own field, the role History can play in Area Studies will be restricted. I hope that historians will take an important step forward. This Project offers an excellent opportunity for History to acquire new potential, and to allow it to move away from a field of learning involved in documentary research alone. Today, when the tendency toward specialization seems forever on the increase and its harmful influences are becoming apparent, this Project offers a rare opportunity to systematize research findings in a way that transcends individual fields and may be able point to a new direction for future research. In this sense, speaking as a researcher in Central Asian history, I have been greatly stimulated by the recent work of R. D. McChesney entitled, Central Asia: Foundations of Change, (Princeton, 1996), which paints a picture of rapidly changing modern Central Asia underpinned by a well-documented historical study.
Since its inception, the Project has attempted, by means of e-mail and a website (in Japanese and English), to provide research information to scholars in both Japan and overseas in almost real time. However, a number of problems still remain, and there are times when we all feel a certain impatience. All the same, the ability to exchange information with a large number of people which computer communications allows us is of great value; we are able to find out not only what is happening with the Project, but also what has been overlooked. In this sense, this information system allows us to conduct deeper self-inspection. However, computer technology is employed only in a small portion of research as yet, and its full potential has yet to be discovered.
Finally, looking somewhat further ahead, it will probably be necessary to seek out a more effective method of organizing our research in order to deepen the content of the research themes and make them more specific. In the third year, as our research progresses, I feel that it may be necessary to change the composition and names of existing research groups. There will also be changes in research personnel. Perhaps I am being idealistic, but I hope that the Project will continue to function, not as an organization with a fixed membership, but as a developing body which continues to provide an open forum.
At any rate, this second year will be a test of our ability to further develop the Project. We will sponsor a panel entitled "The Scope and Potential of Islamic Area Studies" at the conference of the Middle East Studies Association of North America in December 1998. We are at the point now where we must work together to collaborate on a deeper level.
Graduate School of Humanities, The University of Tokyo
Contact Point:
Islamic Area Studies Project Management Unit Office
The University of Tokyo, Bungakubu Annexe
Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-5684-3285 Fax: +81-3-5684-3279
e-mail: i-inr@l.u-tokyo.ac.jp URL: http://www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/IAS/
In addition to formulating and organizing the overall research plan, publishing information about the Project, and carrying out administrative duties, the Project Management Unit works together with the other research units to conduct research on various interdisciplinary themes.
1. Research Themes and Activities
1) Organizing general meetings.
Symposium: "Islam and Regionalism" at Sanjo Kaikan, the University of Tokyo, July 20, 1998 1) The Islamic Region by means of Geographic Information Systems, 2) Saint Veneration and Sufism, 3) The Sarai Album
2) Organizing international workshops
i) "Slave Elites in the Middle East and Africa: A Comparative Study" (with Research Unit 2 and 6) at Institute of Oriental Culture, the University of Tokyo, October 10-11, 1998
Organizers: MIURA Toru and John Edward Philipsii) "The Manar Journal and the Manar School" (with Research Unit 1)
Tokyo, November 21-22, 1998
Organizer: KOSUGI Yasushiiii) "The Scope and Potential of Islamic Area Studies,"Workshop at Middle East Studies Association of North America.
Chicago, December 1998
Organizer: SATO Tsugitaka
3) Pilot research
Issues concerning the formation of national borders and nation states in the Islamic world, with particular regard to the Kurdish and Chechen issues.
Organizer: SAKAI Keiko
4) Open Seminar
We will hold open seminars and courses in order to make the activities and results of our project known to a wider audience.
2. International Exchange
1) Scholars to be sent abroad
2) Scholars invited to Japan
Research Unit 1: "Thought and Politics in the Islamic World"
Graduate School of Humanities, The University of Tokyo
Contact Point:
Islamic Area Studies Project Management Unit Office
The University of Tokyo, Bungakubu Annexe
Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-5684-3285 Fax: +81-3-5684-3279
e-mail: ias-hiro@l.u-tokyo.ac.jp URL: http://www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/IAS/1-han
Groups:
A. Contemporary Thought in the Islamic World
B. Muslim Problems in International Relations
C. State and Law in the Islamic World
1. Research Themes and Activities
Research will be conducted following the overall theme of the Project, keeping in mind its relationship to the regions concerned.
1) The theme covers "Thought and Politics in the Islamic World in Relation to Social Change." Examples of the relationship between thought, politics and society in various regions will be examined.
Research Seminarsi) International Workshop: The Manar Journal and the Manar School
Tokyo, November 21-22, 1998
Organizer: KOSUGI Yasushiii) Islam and Feminism
Tokyo, September 1998
Organizers: NAKANISHI Hisae and OKA Mari
2) Research emphasis here will be on theories behind "International Relations within the Islamic World" and contradictions between theory and practice.
Research Seminar"Conditions in the Persian Gulf Area with Special Emphasis on Iran"
Tokyo, July 1988
3) In studying "Aspects of Law in the Islamic World" we will consider both the theory and application of law, and attempt to ascertain the structure of those legal standards which govern interpersonal relationships as well as international relations.
Research Seminarsi) Is It Possible to Typify Muslim Nation States?
Tokyo, September 1998ii) Legal Theory and Political Reality
December 1998
2. International Exchange
1) Scholars to be sent abroad
2) Scholars invited to Japan
Research Unit 2: Society and Economy in the Islamic World
Institute of Asian Cultures, Sophia University
Contact Point:
Islamic Area Studies Research Office
Institute of Asian Cultures, Sophia University
Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-3238-3162(Office); +81-3-3238-3697 (Institute of Asian Cultures)
Fax: +81-3-3238-3162
e-mail: h-ono@hoffman.cc.sophia.ac.jp URL: http://pweb.sophia.ac.jp/~h-ono/
Groups:
A. Islam and Social Development
B. Economics and the Contemporary Islamic World
C. Research Trends in Islamic Area Studies
1. Research Themes and Activities
There are two main points for consideration for the second year of research and planning. First, it has been noted that during the first year, although individual research projects were generally successful, there was a lack of cohesion overall. This year individual research will only be undertaken once its relevance within the unit and group is clearly defined. Second, members will do all they can to define their themes. Those responsible will reexamine their unit's and groupﾕs research aims, while members work to build team spirit.
Activities will be carried out either by (a) the unit or group as a whole, or (b) by individuals in smaller subgroups.
1) Research Themes (a):
i) "Civil Society and Democratization"The activities of the unit as a whole will be supervised by MURAI Yoshinori, KISAICHI Masatoshi, KURITA Yoshiko and MATSUMOTO Kotaro.
ii) "Democratization and Islam in Indonesia"
This topic will mainly be the responsibility of Group 2-A under MURAI Yoshinori, MIZUNO Kosuke, KAWASHIMA Midori and SAEKI Natsuko.
2) Research Themes (b):
i) Social Development in the Maghreb. MIYAJI Kazuo will be in charge of this topic within Group 2-A, together with OYAMADA Noriko and IWASAKI Erina to create a database containing information about organizations, bibliographies, etc.ii) Environmental Problems and Development in Yunnan, China. This project continues from last year, led by MATSUMOTO Kotaro.
iii) Resource Development and the Environment in Western and Central Asia. KIMURA Yoshihiro will lead Group 2-B on this project.
iv) Resource development and Economic Integration in Central Asia. To be conducted by SHIMIZU Manabu and Group 2-B.
v) Economic Development and Regional Cooperation in South East Asia. To be conducted by Group 2-B, under TORII Takashi.
vi) Reconsidering the Concept of Iran throughout History. KOMAKI Shohei will be in charge of this project, which continues from last year, and will work with joint researchers. Results will be published in The Journal of Sophia Asian Studies, within the academic year.
vii) Research Trends in Sufism Studies. This project also continues from last year, with TONAGA Yasushi in charge and with the participation of graduate students. It takes the form of research presentations and book reviews.
viii) Research Trends in Studies of Islam in South East Asia. This is another project continuing from last year, with KOBAYASHI Yasuko in charge. It will be conducted in conjunction with the Sufism research project.
ix) Research Trends in Syrian Studies will be conducted under the leadership of KUROKI Hidemitsu.
2. International Exchange
1) Scholars to be sent abroad
2) Scholars invited to Japan
Research Unit 3: Nations, Regions and Islam
The Japan Center for Area Studies, National Museum of Ethnology
Contact Point:
The Japan Center for Area Studies, National Museum of Ethnology
Senribanpaku Kinenkoen, Suita-shi 565-8511, JAPAN
Tel: +81-6-878-8343 Fax: +81-6-878-8353
e-mail: jcasmail@idc.minpaku.ac.jp URL: http://www.minpaku.ac.jp/index03.htm
Groups:
A. Nation States and Muslim Identities
B. Contemporary Muslims and Cultural Conflicts
C. Source Materials for the Study of the Contemporary Muslim
World
1. Research Themes and Activities
1) The Unit will conduct comprehensive research on "Coexistence and Conflict in the Islamic World" in response to its underlying theme, and will organize a workshop on that topic. To this end, Japanese scholars will be sent abroad and scholars from the regions involved will be invited to Japan.2) Unit 3-A will center its research on the topics of education, the mass media and women, and will continue to organize workshops.
3) Unit 3-B this year will focus on Islamism, secularization and secularism, and will run a symposium and workshops on the subject.
4) The main areas of interest for Unit 3 in the coming year will be Central Asia, the Sinkiang Uighur Autonomous Region and the Philippines, focusing on the concepts of coexistence and conflict. Japanese and local scholars will conduct joint research and the results will be published. Japanese scholars will be sent abroad and scholars from the regions involved will be invited to Japan.
5) The Unit will collect materials connected with contemporary Islam, with emphasis on Central Asia, the Sinkiang Uighur Autonomous Region, the Philippines, Iran and Indonesia. Scholars in related fields and associates will be sent to those countries.
6) Conferences hosted by the Unit will be held jointly with the Japan Center for Area Studies, National Museum of Ethnology and with the International Symposium, thereby broadening the network of Islamic Area Studies.
7) It will also co-host international symposia held overseas, to develop networks of local scholars. This year the Unit plans to send scholars to a workshop in Cairo entitled "Development and Culture in Asia: The Fundamentals of Grassroot-Level Societies."
2. International Exchange
1) Scholars to be sent abroad
2) Scholars invited to Japan
Research Unit 4: Geographic Information Systems for Islamic Area Studies
Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Contact Point:
Okabe/Asami Lab, Department of Urban Engineering
Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-3812-2111 (ext. 6226) Fax: +81-3-5800-6965
e-mail: asami@okabe.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp URL: http://okabe.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/islam/
Groups:
A. Spatial Analysis on a Global Scale
B. Spatial Analysis on a Local Scale
1. Research Themes and Activities
1) Detecting changes in the land cover patterns of the Persian Gulf area based on low resolution RS (remote sensing) data.2) Constructing a spatial database on changes in the land cover patterns of Ponneri in India based on medium resolution RS data.
3) Constructing a detailed spatial database on changes in the land cover patterns of Ponneri based on high resolution RS data.
4) Making a diachronic analysis of the structure of the spatial environment of the Ponneri area.
5) Developing a new method of statistical analysis for rasterized spacio-temporal data.
6) Analyzing the cultural characteristics of an area and urban spatial patterns (in cooperation with the Istanbul Technical University).
7) Analyzing the spatial structure of Turkish urban space.
8) Developing a method of obtaining spatial information using GPS (Global Positioning System) and video and conducting a spatial analysis of the data.
9) Surveying the structural characteristics of urban space in steeply sloping areas of Turkey.
10) The digitalization of Turkish urban spatial data.
2. International Exchange
1) Scholars to be sent abroad
Research Unit 5: Islamic History and Culture
Institute of Oriental Culture, The University of Tokyo
Contact Point:
Institute of Oriental Culture
The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-3815-9565 Fax: +81-3-3815-9565
e-mail: 5jimu@ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp URL: http://www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/IAS/5-han/
Groups:
A. Muslims in Everyday Life
B. Islamic Civilization in Human History
The Unit has been conducting its research activities in line with its goal of creating a joint research forum for historians and cultural anthropologists. During 1997, several new research topics were proposed; this year (1998) these will be organized into fields and a theory of methodology.
The work of the two subgroups will continue: Group A dealing with the theme "Muslims in Everyday Life" and Group B with "Islamic Civilization in Human History." Both groups will follow a common theme: Movement. Movement as a concept will not be limited to the movement of people, but will also extend to the movement of information and materials. The spread of literacy and the diffusion of artistic motifs will also be subjects of research.
1. Research Themes and Activities
All research seminars held by the two groups will be announced and will be open to the public.
1) Group A plans the following research seminars:
iii) Islam in the Media
Organizer: KANO Hiromasaii) Islam in South-East Asia from the Point of View of Middle Eastern Scholars
Organizer: SHIMIZU Yoshimiiii) Islam in Africa
Organizer: WAZAKI Harukaiv) Islam and the Culture of Clothing
Organizer: TAKAKI Keikov) Saint Veneration
Organizer: AKAHORI MasayukiApproximately two research seminars will be held during the year. There will also be a study session on the topic held in conjunction with the seminar to be organized by Group 2-C on Research Trends in Sufism Studies. Preparations will also be made for the international workshop.
vi) The Sarai Album.
Organizer: YAMANLAR MIZUNO MinakoSeminars will be held several times during the year and Japanese scholars will be sent overseas to undertake further research. Preparations will also be made for the international workshop in 2000.
vii) Saint Veneration and the Increase of Tourism in Morocco
Organizer: AKAHORI Masayuki
2) Group B research seminars
Young scholars have responded to our call and we now have fifteen research collaborators taking part in our activities. This year, five small groups of research -collaborators, each headed by a staff researcher, will be formed to work on the themes outlined below. Each subgroup will hold research seminars related to their respective themes and we hope for a broad participation from all researchers interested in the topic.
i)Subgroup 1: Movement and Networks
Organizer: SAKAMOTO Tsutomu
Members:
MATSUNAGA Akira: Historical research on the Khazan Tatar migrations
to Turkey
KAMENAGA Yoko: Genoa and the Islamic World
MAEDA Hirotake: Study on Elites from Caucasus
ii) Subgroup 2: Identity and Ethnicity
Organizer: NAKAZATO Nariaki
Members:
KOMATSU Kaori: Naval activities of the late Ottoman Empire
MATSUI Masako: Changes in the trade policy of the Ottoman Empire from
the latter half of the 18th Century to 1838
OISHI Takashi: A social and economic analysis in the process of the
emergence of the pan-Islamic movement in the modern history of South
Asia
iii) Subgroup 3: The Potential of Historical Texts
Organizer: MANO Eiji
Members:
MORITAKA Kumiko: Machiavellianism in medieval Islamic empires
IWATAKE Akio and YAJIMA Yoichi: Aspects of Iranian-Islamic society
during the Mongolian period
TAKAMATSU Yoichi and SHIMIZU Yasuhisa: Functionalist research on
Ottoman historical materials
iv) Subgroup 4: A Micro Approach
Organizer: SUGITA Hideaki
Members:
FUKAMI Naoko: Research on Islamic religious buildings preserved in
Isfahan
KURIYAMA Yasuyuki: Research on Hadramawt
v) Subgroup 5: Cross-Cultural Contact
Organizers: TAKAYAMA Hiroshi and KISHIMOTO Mio
Members: KUSABU Hisatsugu: Images of Islam as seen through Byzantine
refutations of heretics
KUDO Akihito: French rule in Algeria
2. International Exchange
1) Scholars to be sent abroad
i) YAMANLAR MIZUNO Minako will lead a group of Japanese research collaborators, KOBAYASHI Kazue, SUGIMURA To, SUZUKI Eiko, SEKI Yoshifusa and MASUYA Tomoko to Turkey for two weeks in December 1998 to conduct research on the Sarai Album. The sub-theme of the study tour will be Islamic Cultural Diffusion as Seen through Images and Documents.
ii) SUGITA Hideaki will lead a group of researchers made up of FUKAMI Naoko, MAEDA Hirotake and IWATAKE Akio to Iran, Georgia and Armenia in September or October 1998 to conduct fieldwork on and to collect materials on gardens in the Iranian cultural sphere.
3) International Workshop
A two-day international workshop entitled Ziyara: Ethno-historical Study of Muslim Visitation to Religious Placesﾓ will be held towards the end of 1998. AKAHORI Masayuki will act as organizer. Plans are in hand to invite Abderrahman Lakhsassi (Mohammed V University, Morocco), and Yusuf Raghib (College de France, France) to the workshop. The event will be announced widely in order to attract a large number of participants from both Japan and overseas.
Research Unit 6: Source Materials for the Study of Islamic Civilization
The Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library)
Contact Point:
Islamic Area Studies Office
The Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library)
2-28-21 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0012, JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-3942-0121 Fax: +81-3-3942-0258
e-mail: IAS6@toyo-bunko.or.jp URL: http://www.toyo-bunko/IAS6/
1. Research Themes and Activities
1) Collecting materials on the Middle East (particularly regarding politics, economics and folklore).
2) Two scholars to be sent to Central Asia and Southeast Asia respectively to collect materials related to Islam and to conduct surveys.
3) Making the Arabic database catalogue system developed by the Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library) available to other research institutes. To this end, information-sharing seminars will be held with librarians of those institutes.
4) Bibliographical information about the materials collected will be posted on the Internet for on-line research.
5) The promotion of research on historical materials in manuscript form. A symposium concerning historical materials in manuscript form will be held at Kyushu University in December 1998, and a specialist will be invited from Iran in January 1999 to conduct a seminar on the reading of Persian manuscripts.
6) Joint research with Turkish scholars on the Temett歛t Defteri (Property and Taxation Registers) in the Ottoman Empire.
2. International Exchange
1) Scholars to be sent abroad
2) Scholars invited to Japan
I. International Conferences and Workshops
A. Slave Elites in the Middle East and Africa: A Comparative Study
Date: October 10-11, 1998
Place: Institute of Oriental Culture, The University of Tokyo,
Japan
Similar institutions of slave elites, officials and rulers can be seen in the Islamic Area from al-Andalus to Southeast Asia during the centuries, and this workshop is to discuss their activities in each region in comparative perspective. The workshop is composed of four sessions (Origins, Power, Networks, and Transition) where panelists specializing in Middle Eastern and African studies will present and discuss the following issues related to studies of slave elites (soldiers and officials) with other participants, to elucidate the transregionality and commonality of slave elites and Islam by paying attention to their similarities and differences. Publication of selected presentations in an edited volume is anticipated.
(1) the ethnic origins of slave soldiers and officials and the causes of slave soldiers system (in comparison with non-elite slaves)
(2) the legal status of slave elites and the roles of slave soldiers and officials in administration (both in theory and in practice)
(3) the linguistic and cultural identity of slave elites and its relation to their societies of origin and their societies of residence
(4) the economy of slave elites (payment and economic activities)
(5) the possible relation of slave elites system to Islamic civilization
Panelists:
from abroad:
from Japan:
Organizer:
Co-organizer:
B. The Manar Journal and the Manar School
(Commemorating the centennial of its publication)
Date: November 20-22, 1998
This international workshop focuses on al-Manar, which was considered "the lighthouse"of modern Islam and the Manarists, that is, thinkers and writers associated with this journal. The journal was published in Arabic from 1898 to 1935 by its founder and editor-in-chief, Muhammad Rashid Rida. It was widely read "from Java to Morocco," and it reflected the Islamic world at the time, constituting one of the most important sources for the study of the Islamic world and the ideas of the Islamic reform.
While celebrating the centennial anniversary of al-Manar, the workshop aims not only to examine the journal and its place in modern Islam but also to revitalize it as a historical source for our studies. In order to encourage and facilitate further research, a detailed Index of al-Manar will be published on this occasion.
Organizer:
KOSUGI Yasushi
Confirmed Participants from abroad:
Confirmed Participants from Japan:
C. Beyond the Border: a New Framework for Understanding the
Dynamism of Muslim Societies
Dates: October 8-10, 1999
Place: Kyoto International Conference Hall, Kyoto, Japan
Deadline of the submission of a 200-word abstract: 31 August 1998
The title of the symposium, "Beyond the Border", represents one of the goals of the IAS Project: promoting research conducted jointly by scholars from different academic disciplines, and by those who seek to integrate results of studies on different regions and periods. This symposium will be held at the halfway point of the five year-long Islamic Area Studies Project. It seeks also to investigate innovative viewpoints and research methods, which can serve to add new directions to the latter half of the IAS Project. The symposium is comprised of the following three sessions:
1) The Concept of Territory in Islamic Law and Thought
2) The Influence of Human Mobility
3) A City of Interactions: Jerusalem
The first session focuses on the concept of Dar al-Islam (The Land of Islam). Here, we will explore how the concept was originally conceived in Islamic law and thought, how it has changed over time, and how it has been conceptualized in modern times. The second session considers the political, socioeconomic, and cultural effects of human mobility within and beyond the Islamic world on relationships among Muslims as well as Muslim to non-Muslim relations. In the first two sessions, the concept of "borders" are mainly viewed metaphysically and physically. In the third session, we will view the city of Jerusalem as a place where exchanges overcome borders. We will discuss a case study of how the religious concepts of Dar al-Islam and the "Holy Land" are understood by people and how these concepts relate to and harmonize with actual daily life in Jerusalem, the holy land for three religions. As an important research tool for the Islamic Area Studies Project, GIS (Geographical Information Systems) will be utilized for data analysis and presentation in all three sessions.
Papers are expected to have a comparative perspective and/or an inter-disciplinary approach. Those interested in presenting papers should submit a 200 word abstract by 31 August 1998 to the Symposium Committee. (Please read the following detailed description of each session.) Each speaker is given 25 minutes. The papers will be published as part of the IAS proceedings after the symposium. Presenters will be provided with accommodation expenses for four nights starting the day prior to the symposium, until the last day. However, they are responsible, in principle, for the cost of additional stay and all travel expenses.
<The scope of each session>
1. The Concept of Territory in Islamic Law and Thought
This session, which is intended as an introduction to the following sessions, seeks to analyze how Muslims theoretically define and practically perceive the territory in which they live. The concept of territory, which is by no means peculiar to Islam, is nevertheless particularly important for the Muslim, because the Land of Islam (dar al-Islam), was regarded as a unique territory subject to the rule of Islamic law under Muslim sovereignty. How has Islamic law adjusted itself to external elements, such as local customs, the needs of local populations, and non-Islamic law like Mongolian Yasa and Ottoman Qanun, when expanding its territory? How has the concept of territory changed in modern times, when Islamic law was replaced wholly or partially with western legal systems and later with the postcolonial codification, inspired largely by the western legal systems, undertaken by the Muslim countries? We hope to receive papers which shed light on the Muslimﾕs understanding of their own territory.
2. Influences of Human Mobility
The Muslim world, compared with other areas, has witnessed a high degree of human mobility: nomads, traders, travelers, pilgrims, scholars, philosophers, Sufis, migrants, and refugees, all actively moving within and beyond the Muslim world. These moving groups and individuals have expanded the flow of communication and goods and influenced the structure of societies, value systems, and thought. Dynamic movement of these people has become more prevalent, particularly in the modern period, and brought about political, economic, social and cultural transformation. This session, "Influences of Human Mobility", examines the dynamism of physical, social, and cultural interactions among Muslims themselves, as well as between Muslims and non-Muslims. The scope of session is extensive. Possible subjects include the system of integration of various dynamic groups and individuals in the Islamic Empires; the impact of the increase of modern migrants and refugees on their host-societies; the expansion of political and socio-economic networks of nationalist movements; the population influx from villages to cities, and its effect on urban city design; the influence of the spread of various types of political and social thought; the effect of modern Western scientific thought and technology on Muslim and non-Muslim relationships, etc. Other subjects within the scope of this session are welcomed. Papers are expected to have a comparative perspective and/or an inter-disciplinary approach.
3. A City of Interactions: Jerusalem
The history of Jerusalem is unique. While so many forces have struggled to rule this city, Jerusalem provides us with a very wide range of models of co-existence and symbiosis among religious communities/sects and ethnic groups whose spheres reach far beyond the boundaries of the city itself. Continuous interaction across ﾒbordersﾓ has made the history of Jerusalem dynamic and distinctive. Although she has experienced fundamental transformation since the early 19th century, Jerusalem is still a holy city of closely intertwined religions and politics and attracts a great deal of human mobility. The purpose of this session is to seek out the meanings of interactions and transformations in modern and contemporary Jerusalem, through discussions of the following topics:
1) Transformations of Jerusalem in the 19th and early 20th
century
2) Changes and continuities in the nature of this holy city of three
religions
3) Questions related to Jerusalem and the Middle East peace
process.
We expect papers which will explore many facets of this unique city.
Mailing address:
Islamic Area Studies
1999 International Symposium Committee
The University of Tokyo, Bungakubu Annexe
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033
JAPAN
D. The XIXth International Congress of Historical Sciences in
Oslo
Specialized Theme Session: Muslim Societies over the
Centuries
Date: August, 2000
Place: Oslo, Norway
The project plans to do multidisciplinary research on Muslim societies in both Islamic and non-Islamic worlds, reflecting the fact that areas with close ties to Islam now encompass the world. Research activities in the project are carried out focusing on the methods which emphasize comparative and historical analysis. The subject of Muslim Societies over the Centuries has been thereby set in order to compare the formation and development of Muslim societies in the world. The session will take up the Muslim societies in Egypt, North Africa, Central Asia, South Asia and Europe from the thirteenth to the twentieth centuries. The characteristics of symbiosis and conflict relationships between Muslims and Dhimmis in Egypt will be provided through the examples under the Mamluk rule. On the other hand, the Sanusi movement in nineteenth century North Africa will give us a clue to understand the effect of the Sufi movement to the awakening of the Arabs in that region. We may compare it to that of Central Asia under the rule of Soviet Russia or China during the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries. The issues of the Muslim-Hindu relationship in modern South Asia are important enough to provide the problems which are different from the examples in Egypt. The immigrants from the Muslim countries have raised a new problem of symbiosis and conflict in European societies which should be considered in comparison with that of the other worlds in history. The participants are requested to submit full papers in English on their own fields. However, in the session they will not be given a time to read full papers, but present their summery each in ten minutes. The proceedings are to be published under the title of Muslim Societies over the Centuries: Symbiosis and Conflicts in Comparative Aspects. The organizer, discussants and participants in the session are as follows:
Organizer:
Discussants:
Participants:
II. Dissemination of Announcements and Results of Research
a. The project will mainly use the internet for the dissemination of information and announcements. Researchers and research organizations will be sent information directly using e-mail. In addition, a home page is constructed and both information which needs to be posted for long periods of time and the results of research will be posted there. Researchers for whom it is difficult or impossible to use e-mail will be kept informed by alternative methods such as by mail or fax.
b. The goal is for Japanese and foreign researchers in Islamic Area Studies to maintain contact using the internet and for research organizations and researchers to exchange information. For this reason, the information will be provided in both English and Japanese.
c. Persons interested in receiving information by e-mail should contact the office at the address below. Anyone interested in our research is eligible to receive this information. Please contact us at: i-inr@l.u-tokyo.ac.jp
d. The home page is managed by the Project Management Unit and the 6 research units and will be posted in Japanese and English.
e. The following publications will be issued in order to announce and preserve the results of the research. Any research organizations or researchers, interested in this Project should contact the office.
SATO Tsugitaka (Project Leader)
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology;
Arab-Islamic History
TAKESHITA Masataka:
Leader of Unit 1
MURAI Yoshinori:
Leader of Unit 2
MATSUBARA Masatake:
Leader of Unit 3
OKABE Atsuyuki:
Leader of Unit 4
GOTO Akira:
Leader of Unit 5
NAGATA Yuzo:
Leader of Unit 6 and Planning
AKAHORI Masayuki:
Information System and Unit 5
ASAMI Yasushi:
Information System and Unit 4
HANEDA Masashi:
International Exchange and Unit 5
KISAICHI Masatoshi:
Announcements & Publications and Unit 2
KOMATSU Hisao:
Director of General Affairs and Unit 1
MIURA Toru:
Announcements & Publications and Unit 6
USUKI Akira:
Planning and Unit 3
YANAGIHASHI Hiroyuki:
Vice-Director of General Affairs and Unit 1
YUKAWA Takeshi:
International Exchange, Keio University (Islamic History)
Unit 1: Thought and Politics in the Islamic World
TAKESHITA Masataka (Unit Leader)
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Humanities and
Sociology
History of Islamic Thought
Group A: Contemporary Thought in the Islamic World
KOSUGI Yasushi (Leader)
Kyoto University, Graduate School of Asian and African Area
Studies
Islamic Studies
HACHIOSHI Makoto
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Modern History of Iran
KOMATSU Hisao
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Humanities and
Sociology
Modern History of Central Asia
NAKAMURA Kojiro
Obirin University, School of International Studies
Islamic Studies
Group B: Muslim Problems in International Relations
IGARASHI Takeshi (Leader)
The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law
Policy toward the Middle East
ISHIDA Atsushi
Tokyo Metropolitan University, Faculty of Law
International Relations
ISHIDA Ken
Chiba University, Faculty of Law
History of International Politics
SADRIA Mojtaba
Chuo University, Faculty of Policy Studies
Theory of International Relations
TAKAHASHI Kazuo
The University of the Air
Japanese Relations with the Middle East
TATEYAMA Ryoji
National Defense Academy, School of Social Sciences
International Relations in the Middle East
Group C: State and Law in the Islamic World
SUZUKI Tadashi (Leader)
The University of Tokyo, Institute of Oriental Culture
Ottoman Studies
YANAGIHASHI Hiroyuki
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
Islamic Positive Law
Unit 2: Society and Economy in the Islamic World
MURAI Yoshinori (Unit Leader)
Sophia University, Institute of Asian Cultures
Socio-Economy of Southeast Asia
Group A: Islam and Social Development
MIYAJI Kazuo (Leader)
Keisen Jogakuen College
State and Society in Maghrib Countries
KAWASHIMA Midori
Sophia University, Faculty of Foreign Studies
Philippines Studies
KURITA Yoshiko
Chiba University, Faculty of Letters
Modern History of the Middle East and North Africa
MATSUMOTO Kotaro
Tokyo Keizai University, Faculty of Communication Studies
Studies of Contemporary China
MIZUNO Kosuke
Kyoto University, Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Indonesian Economy
Group B: Economics and the Contemporary Islamic World
KIMURA Yoshihiro (Leader)
Tohoku University, Graduate School of International Cultural
Studies
Area Studies of the Middle East and Central Asia
SHIMIZU Manabu
Utsunomiya University, Faculty of International Studies
Economic Development in West Asia
TORII Takashi
Meiji University, Faculty of Commerce
South East Asian Economies
Group C: Research Trends in Islamic Area Studies
KISAICHI Masatoshi (Leader)
Sophia University, Institute of Asian Cultures
Maghreb-Area Area Studies
KOBAYASHI Yasuk
Aichi Gakusen University, Faculty of Business Administration
Modern Indonesian History
KOMAKI Shohei
Sophia University, Institute of Asian Cultures
Modern Iranian History
KUROKI Hidemitsu
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Institute for the Study of
Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa
Modern History of Syria and Lebanon
TONAGA Yasushi
Kyoto University, Graduate School of Asian and African Area
Studies
Islamic Thought
Unit 3: Nations, Regions and Islam
MATSUBARA Masatake (Unit Leader)
National Museum of Ethnology, The Japan Center for Area Studies
Social Anthropology
Group A: Nation States and Muslim Identities
KATO Hiroshi (Leader)
Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Economics
Socio-Economic History of the Middle East
ARAI Masami
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Modern History of the Ottoman Empire
HAMASHITA Takeshi
The University of Tokyo, Institute of Oriental Culture
State Power and Socio-Economic Structure in East Asia
ISHII Masako
National Museum of Ethnology, The Japan Center for Area Studies
Philippines Studies
KAJITA Takamichi
Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Social Sciences
Global Sociology
SHINMEN Yasushi
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Institute for the Study of
Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa
Central Asian History
Group B: Contemporary Muslims and Cultural Conflicts
OHTSUKA Kazuo (Leader)
Tokyo Metropolitan University, Department of Social Anthropology
Ethnography of the Middle East
NAITO Masanori
Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Social Sciences
Politics and Social Change in Modern Turkey
NOTOJI Masako
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
American Area Studies
WUNG Ke
Kobe University, Faculty of Cross-Cultural Studies
Modern History of China
YAMAUCHI Masayuki
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Area Studies of the Muslim World
Group C: Source Materials for the Study of the Contemporary Muslim World
USUKI Akira (Leader)
National Museum of Ethnology, The Japan Center for Area Studies
Middle Eastern Area Studies
ABE Kenichi
National Museum of Ethnology, The Japan Center for Area Studies
Area Studies of the Southeast Asia
AKAMINE Jun
National Museum of Ethnology, The Japan Center for Area Studies,
Philippine Studies
HIROSUE Masashi
Tenri University, Department of Indonesian Studies
Socio-Religious History of Indonesia
IIZUKA Masato
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Institute for the Study of
Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa
Islamic Studies
KURODA Takashi
Tohoku University, Graduate School of International Cultural
Studies
Modern History of Iran
OBIYA Chika
National Museum of Ethnology, The Japan Center for Area Studies
Modern History of Central Asia
Unit 4: Geographic Information Systems for Islamic Area Studies
OKABE Atsuyuki (Unit Leader)
The University of Tokyo, Dept. of Urban Engineering
Spatial Information Science
ASAMI Yasushi
The University of Tokyo, Department of Urban Engineering
Housing and Environmental Design
JINNAI Hidenobu
Hosei University, Department of Engineering
History of Italian Architecture
MIZUSHIMA Tsukasa
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Humanities and
Sociology
South East Asian Socio-Economic History
SADAHIRO Yukio
The University of Tokyo, Research Center for Advanced Science and
Technology
Geographic Information Systems
SAKURAI Yumio
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School for Humanity and
Sociology
Historical Area Studies
SHIBASAKI Ryosuke
The University of Tokyo, Institute of Industrial Science
Modeling of Land use and Environment Interactions
Unit 5: Islamic History and Culture
GOTO Akira (Unit Leader)
The University of Tokyo, Institute of Oriental Culture
Islamic World History in the Early Times
Group A: Muslims in Everyday Life
KATAKURA Motoko (Leader)
Chuo University, Faculty of Policy Studies
Ethnographical Approach to the Islamic World
AKAHORI Masayuki
Sophia University, Institute of Asian Cultures
Cultural Anthropology of the Middle East
OHTOSHI Tetsuya
Kyushu University, Faculty of Letters
Middle Eastern Social History
TAKAKI Keiko
Obirin University, School of International Studies
Anthropology
WAZAKI Haruka
Japan Womenﾕs University, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Social
Sciences
Urban Anthropology of Africa
YAMANLAR MIZUNO Minako
University of East Asia, Graduate School of Integrated Science and
Arts
Turkish-Islamic Art History
Group B: Islamic Civilization in Human History
HANEDA Masashi (Unit Leader)
The University of Tokyo, Institute of Oriental Culture
Iranian History
KISHIMOTO Mio
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Humanities and
Sociology
Socio-Economic History of Late Imperial China
MANO Eiji
Kyoto University, Graduate School of Letters
History of Central Asia
NAKAZATO Nariaki
The University of Tokyo, Institute of Oriental Culture
Modern History of South Asia
SAKAMOTO Tsutomu
Keio University, Faculty of Letters
Economic History of Modern Middle East
SUGITA Hideaki
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Comparative Literature and Culture
TAKAYAMA Hiroshi
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Humanities and
Sociology
Medieval European History
Unit 6: Source Materials for the Study of Islamic Civilization
NAGATA Yuzo (Unit Leader)
Meiji University, Faculty of Letters
Social and Economic History of the Ottoman Empire
KITAMURA Hajime
The Oriental Library
Tibetan Language
MIURA Toru
Ochanomizu University, Faculty of Letters and Education
Social History of Arabic-Islamic Region
ONA Yasuyuki
Aoyama Gakuin University, Department of History
History of the Mughal Empire
SHIMO Hirotoshi
The Oriental Library, Research Department
History of the Mongol Empire
UMEMURA Hiroshi
Chuo University, Faculty of Policy Studies
Inner Asian History
Most presentations by Japanese scholars, other than those at international symposiums and workshops, were conducted in Japanese.
<General Meetings>
14/7/97
General Meeting:
"What is the Goal of Islamic Area Studies?"
Keynote Report:SATO Tsugitaka
Panelists:IEDA Osamu, OKABE Atsuyuki, KURITA Yoshiko, MURAI
Yoshinori
at The Univ. of Tokyo, Sanjyo Kaikan
25/10/97
Annual Meeting of the Society for Near Eastern Studies in Japan
Joint Forum with IAS:The Islamic Area from Past to Future
Reporter:MIURA Toru
"Area Studies, the Third Path: From the Point of View of Historical
Studies"
NAGASAWA Eiji
"Area Studies, the Third Path: From the Point of View of the Social
Sciences"
Commentators: Mudjtaba SADRIA, KATO Hiroshi, HAYASHI Toru
at The Middle Eastern Culture Center
<Seminars>
07/3/97
Joint Seminar on Central Asia with Unit 3
Timur KOACOGLU
"Recent Studies on Modern Central Asia in Turkey, 1969-1997"
Stephane DUDOIGNON
"Social and Geographical Origins, Political Course and Strategy of
20th Century Central Asian Intelligentsia: The Case of
Tajikistan"
at The Univ. of Tokyo, Sanjyo Kaikan
<Lectures>
21/10/97
R. Stephen HUMPHREYS
"Tradition and Innovation in the Study of Islamic History"
Commentators: HANEDA Masashi, KATO Hiroshi
at The Univ. of Tokyo, Institute of Oriental Culture
29/10/97
R. Stephen HUMPHREYS
"Towards a History of Aleppo and Damascus in the Early Middle Ages
(635-1260 C.E.)"
at Kyoto Univ., Haneda Memorial Hall
12/12/97
Abdeljelil TEMIMI
"Problematique et developpement de la recherche historique dans le
monde arabe; Etudes Ottomans et Moriscologie"
at Center for International Relations, Kibi International Univ.
14/12/97, 18/12/97
Abdeljelil TEMIMI|
"Le debut de l'ottomanisation de la regence de Tunis et son entite
administrative et geo-politique 1569-1588"
at Kyoto Foreign University and Tokyo Univ. of Foreign Studies
Unit 1: Thought and Politics in the Islamic World
<General Meetings>
21-22/6/97
General Meeting of Unit 1
SATO Tsugitaka
"Philosophy and Aims of this Project"
KOSUGI Yasushi
"Islam and Politics in the Contemporary World"
at International Univ. of Japan
15/11/97
Symposium: Reconstructing Al-Afghani
Session 1: Al-Afghani and his Time
KURITA Yoshiko
"Al-Afghani and his Critics"
NAKANISHI Hisae
"Al-Afghaniﾕs Pan-Islamism and Struggle against the Imperialism"
ARAI Masami
"The Ottoman Empire and Pan-Islamism"
OISHI Takashi
"Al-Afghani in India"
Session 2: Rethinking Al-Afghani
Report:HACHIOSHI Makoto
Commentator:IIZUKA Masato
Session 3: Prospect for Studying Al-Afghani
at The Univ. of Tokyo
12-13/12/97
Joint Symposium with Unit 2 and 5:
"Why Is the Concept of Civil Society Important Now?"
See Unit 2
<Group A Seminars>
14/06/97
Book Review Session on
"Central Asia in Revolution" by KOMATSU Hisao (in Japanese, published
in 1996)
Reporter:
KASUYA Gen
at International Univ. of Japan
27/9/97
Seminar
MATSUMOTO Hiroshi
"Dynamic Relationship between Arab Nationalist Movement and Islamic
Revival"
17/10/97
The First Seminar on Islamic Thinkers
NAKAMURA Kojiro
" F. Rahman's Interpretations of Islam"
at The Univ. of Tokyo
14/2/98
Book Review Session on "Islam and the Veil" by Hisae NAKANISHI
(in Japanese, published in 1996)
Reporter:OKA Mari
Commentator:SUZUKI Hitoshi
at The Univ. of Tokyo
20/2/98
Workshop on Regionalism and Nationalism in the Middle East
TAKESHITA Masataka
"Keynote Report"
Muhammad BENABUD
"Regionalism and Nationalism in Morocco"
Cemil AYDIN
"Regionalism and Nationalism in Turkey"
HACHIOSHI Makoto
"Regionalism and Nationalism in Iran"
Commentator: IKEUCHI Satoshi
at The Univ. of Tokyo
<Group B Seminars>
5/10/97
YOSHIMURA Shintaro
"Changes in Iran after the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and
International Relations in the Middle East during the Iran-Iraq
War"
at Seikei Univ.
29/11/97
TATEYAMA Ryoji
"The Peace Process in the Middle East and Changing Arab-Israeli
Relations"
at Hongo Gakushi Kaikan
31/1/98
KITAZAWA Yoshiyuki
"Jordanian Nationalism"
at Hongo Gakushi Kaikan
13/2/98
MIYATA Osamu
"Today's Islamic Political Movements and Global Security"
at Hongo Gakushi Kaikan
<Group C Seminars>
04/10/97
YANAGIHASHI Hiroyuki
"Islamic Law and State"
Commentators: KOSUGI Yasushi, TOMITA Kenji
at The Univ. of Tokyo
19/3/98
Book Review Session on
"The Ottoman Empire and the Islamic World" by SUZUKI Tadashi (in
Japanese, published in 1997)
Reporters: MISAWA Nobuo, HORII Yutaka
at The Univ. of Tokyo
Unit 2: Society and Economy in the Islamic World
<General Meetings>
27-28/9/97
MATSUMOTO Kotaro
"Ethnic and Environmental Problems in Yunnan"
Deniz Ulke ARIBOGAN DEKEL
"Turkey's New Role in the Changing International Environment"
HAZAMA Yasushi
"Perspectives on Political Transition in Turkey"
at Tohoku Univ., Institute of International Culture Division
29/11/97
Seminar
TORII Takashi
"Will Islamic Networking in Malaysia Work?"
GAO Fayuan
"Chinese Muslims in Yunnan, China: Past and Present"
at The Univ. of Tokyo
12-13/12/97
Joint Symposium with Unit 1 and 5:
"Why Is the Concept of Civil Society Important Now?"
Presenters:
KOSUGI Yasushi
"What Is Civil Society?"
MIYAJI Kazuo
"Civil Social Movements in Maghrib Countries"
MIZUNO Hiroyuki
"Civil Social Movements in Indonesia"
KISAICHI Masatoshi
"Civil Society from the Point of View of Traditional Islamic
Societies"
Commentators:
HANEDA Masashi, NAKANO Yuji, ASAMI Yasuhito
24/1/98
Symposium:Islam in South-East Asia
KOBAYASHI Yasuko
"Keynote Report"
NAKAZAWA Masaki
"On Malaysia"
KAWASHIMA Midori
"On the Philippines"
KOBAYASHI Yasuko
"On Indonesia"
Commentators: MURAI Yoshinori, SHIMIZU Manabu
at Aichi Gakusen Univ.
<Group A Seminars>
6-7/7/97
"The Nagara River Dam Issue: Local Environmental Movements in
Japan"
at Gifu city
30/7/97
Preparatory Meeting for Development and Social Movement
Seminar
at Sophia Univ.
17/10/97
First Seminar on Development and Social Movement
MIYAJI Kazuo
"Social Development in Maghreb Countries and NGOs"
at The University of Tokyo
21/11/97
Second Seminar on Development and Social Movement
IWASAKI Erina
"Family Planning in Tatawi'in, Tunisia"
at Sophia Univ.
<Group B Seminars>
24/9/97
Denis Ulke ARIBOGAN DEKEL
"Socio-economic Relations between Turkey and Neighboring Countries"
at Institute of Developing Economies
<Group C Seminars>
20/9/97
First Seminar on Sufism
TONAGA Yasushi
"Review on D. Grill, "Doctrines et croyances," in A. Popovic & G. Veinstein (eds.), Les voies d'Allah: Les ordres mystiques dans le monde musulman des origines a aujourd'hui, Paris: Fayard, 1996, pp. 121-138
ISHIHARA Minako
"Review on A.R.I. Doi, 'Sufism in Africa,' in S.H.Nasr (ed.), Islamic Spirituality II: Manifestations, New York: Crossroad,1991, pp. 290-303."
at Sophia Univ.
4/10/97
First Seminar on "Reconsidering the Concept of Iran throughout History"
HIRANO Yutaka
"Khane-Kuch and Dowlat-Khane: A Case Study of the Royal Households
Evacuations to the Cities in Wartime"
SASAJIMA Ken
"Book Review: Abbas Amanat, Pivot of the Universe, Univ. of Calif.
Press, 1997"
at The Univ. of Tokyo, Komaba Campus
29/11/97
Second Seminar on Sufism
IMAMATSU Yasushi
"Review on G. Veinstein & N. Clayer, 'L'empire ottoman,' in Les
voies d'Allah"
KOMAKI Sachiyo
"Review on S.A.S. Rizvi, 'Sufism in the Indian Subcontinent,' in
Islamic Spirituality II."
at The Univ. of Tokyo, Bungakubu Annexe
10/1/97
Second Seminar on "Reconsidering the Concept of Iran throughout
History"
KONDO Nobuaki
Book Review: Rasul Jaﾕfariyan, Causes of the Fall of the Safavids
YAMAGISHI Tomoko
"Ta'ziye and the Yaghma Family in Khur"
Commentator: SASAJIMA Ken
at Sophia Univ.
30-31/1/98
Joint Symposium on Sufism with 5-A Group on Saint Veneration
AKAHORI Masayuki, MURAYAMA Kazuyuki, SAWADA Minoru
at Kansai Univ.
28/3/98
Third Seminar on "Reconsidering the Concept of Iran throughout
History"
TOKUMASU Katsumi , YAMAGUCHI Akihiko
at Sophia Univ.
Unit 3: Nations, Regions and Islam
<Joint Seminars>
23-25/6/97
International Workshop: Development and Culture in Asia:
Comparative Studies on Grassroots Solidarity among Peoples in Asian
Countries
Cynthia NELSON
"Grassroots Solidarity and Womenﾕs Movements in Modern Egypt"
Enid HILL
"Political Culture: Legal Culture and Dialectics of Resistance"
Asef BAYAT
"Grassroots Activities among the Urban Poor in Cairo"
ZHANG Letian
"Current Trends in Studies on Grassroots Organizations in China"
WU Baijun
"Modernization and Traditional Social Organization in China"
Ratan CHAKRABARTY
"Evolution of Rural Institutions in Bangladesh"
Sirajul ISLAM
"Bengalﾕs Social and Cultural History in Perspective"
M. William STEELE
"Grassroots Politics in Restoration Period Japan"
at Hitotsubashi Univ.
5-6/7/97
JCAS Joint Research Project
Symposium on "Rethinking Fundamentalism"
MORI Koichi
"Fundamentalism in the United States: Its History and Today's
Features"
USUKI Akira
"Rethinking Fundamentalism: in Case of Judaism"
KOSUGI Yasushi
"Rethinking Fundamentalism: in Case of Islam"
Commentators: NOTOJI Masako, TAKAO Chizuko
at the Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.
13-14/12/97
JCAS Joint Research ProjectSymposium on "Religion and Politics in
Multi-ethnic Society"
SAHARA Tetsuya
"Contemporary Balkan Religion and Politics: Separatism in the
Orthodox Church and Bulgarian Society"
KOTANI Hiroyuki
"The Historical Roots of Communalism"
SHIBA Nobuhiro
"Rethinking the Ethnic Concepts of Bosnian Muslims"
Commentators: SHINMEN Mitsuhiro , OISHI Takashi, KATSUTA Toshisuke
at the Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.
20-22/1/98
International Joint Symposium of JCAS, IAS and Japan Association
for Middle East Studies
"Islam in Middle Eastern Studies"
Keynote Speech: SATO Tsugitaka
"Islam in the Middle Eastern Studies: Muslims and Minorities"
Session 1: Muslims and Minorities in History
Mark COHEN
"The Jewish Minority in Medieval Islam"
OTOSHI Tetsuya
"Muslims and Copts as Reflected in the Ziyara Books and Qarafas"
Muhammad AFIFI
"Copts in Ottoman Period: Controversy of Today and the Facts of
Yesterday"
OTA Keiko
"The Syrian Christian Community and Socio-political Changes in the
Early Islamic Period"
Muhammad BENABUD
"The Problems of Ethnic Groups in Al-Andalus"
Abdul-Karim RAFEQ
"Coexistence and Integration in Ottoman Syria: in the Work, Place,
the Social Space and the Residential Quarters"
Session 2: Ethnic Groups in Situations
Catherine MILLER
"Linguistic Policies and Language Issue in the Middle East"
NISHIO Tetsuo
"Is Bedouin Arabic Prestigious?"
Sammy SMOOHA
"The Persistent Significance of Jewish Ethnicity in Israel"
USUKI Akira
"End of the Tradition: Jewish Emigrations from Arab Countries to
Israel"
Azmi OZCAN
"The Millet System in the Ottoman Empire"
NAGABA Hiroshi
"The Kurdish Issue in Turkey"
Massoud DAHER
"Sectarian Communities and Secular State in the Modern Lebanon"
KURITA Yoshiko
"The Legacy of Slavery and its Effect on Nation-Building Process in
the Sudan: with Special Reference to the Role of Ex-Slaves in the
History"
7/3/98
JCAS Joint Research Project on Political, Economic and Social
Changes in West Asia
at The Univ. of Tokyo
See Project Management Unit
10-12/3/98
JCAS Joint Research Project
The Third International Symposium "Population Movement in the
Modern World":
"Migration in Central Asia: Its History and Current Problems"
Edvard V. RTVELADZE
"Migration of Various Peoples in Central Asia"
KOMATSU Hisao
"Migration in Central Asia as Reflected in Jadid Writings"
Timur K. BEISEMBIEV
"Migration in the Kokand Khanate in the 18th and 19th Centuries"
NISHIYAMA Katsunori
"Russian Colonization in Central Asia: A Case of Semirech'e Oblast',
1867-1922"
John S. SCHOEBERLEIN-ENGEL
"Shifting Ground: How the Soviet Regime Used Resettlement to
Transform Central Asian Society and the Consequences of this Policy
Today"
Rinat N. SHIGABDINOV
"Migrations Processes in the West of Central Asia in the Late 19th
and 20th Centuries"
Timur KOCAOGLU
"Turkistan Abroad: The Political Immigration from the Soviet and
Chinese Central Asia (1918-1997)"
OKA Natsuko
"Deportation of Koreans from Far East to Central Asia"
Valentin. I. BUSHKOV
"Population Migration in Tajikistan: The Past and Present"
Stehane A. DUDOIGNON
"The Role of Migrants in the Politics of Central Asia: Tajikistan and
Tatarstan in the 1980s"
Aziz Niyazi
"Environment and Migration in Tajikistan"
USUKI Akira
"The Jews of Bukhara in Modern History: A Brief Survey of Their
Immigration to Palestine and Israel"
Bakhtior A. ISLAMOV
"Current Problems of the Population Movement in Central Asia: A Case
in Uzbekistan"
SHIMIZU Manabu
"Natural Resource Export-led Economic Development, Regional Relations
and Mobility of People"
Ratis ABASOV
"Economic Revolution, Labor Market and Population Movement in
Kyrgyzstan"
at National Museum of Ethnology
14/3/98
JCAS Joint Research Project on "Aspect of 'Islamic Revival
Movement'"
OTUKA Kazuo
"Explanation and Analysis of the Luxor Incident"
at Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.
<Group A Seminars>
11/10/97
Research on
"Heretics" and Islam in Southeast Asian National Culture
ISHIZAWA Takeshi
"Kebatinan (Javanese Mysticism) Sects and Modern Indonesia: Kebatinan
and Islam, The New Order"
KURODA Keiko
"Thai-speaking Muslims in Malaysia and Malay-speaking Muslims in
Southern Thailand"
KAWASHIMA Midori
"Maranao Ulama Social Movement in the Philippines"
at Sophia Univ.
24/11/97
Research on Muslim Identities
AOYAMA Hiroyuki
"Portrayals of Women in Islamic Thought: Syria"
NAKAYAMA Noriko
"Women I met during fieldwork in Turkey"
SUZUKI Hitoshi
"Images of Women: Iran"
at Hitotsubashi Univ.
23/1/98
Seminar on Central Asia
UYAMA Tomohiko
"A New Approach to the History of the Formation of the Kazakh
People"
KOMATSU Hisao
"Turkistanis and Sarts: Debates on Group Names in Modern Central
Asia"
at Tokyo Univ. of Foreign Studies
<Lectures>
20/6/97
Cynthia NELSON
"The Women's Movement in Modern Egypt"
at The Univ. of Tokyo, Institute of Oriental Culture
26/6/97
Asef BAYAT
"A Viewpoint for Iranian Political Development"
at Institute of Developing Economies
5/9/97
Abudul-Rahim Ali M. IBRAHIM
"Islam in Africa: Focus on Sudan"
See Unit 5
23/10/97
Iskender PALA
"Modern Thought and the Development of Turkish Literature"
at the Tokyo Univ. of Foreign Studies
27/10/97
Iskender PALA
"Documents in the Ottoman Language in the Naval Museum and Their
Importance"
at the National Museum of Ethnology
26/1/98
Muhammad AFIFI
"The Introduction of Tobacco to Cairo during the Ottoman Rule"
at Kyushu Univ., Fac. of Letters
Unit 4: Geographic Information Systems for Islamic Area Studies
<Seminars>
12/2/98
IWASAKI Yoshihito
"Eyes and Topography: Hill-areaﾕs Scenery in Turkish Cities"
at The Univ. of Tokyo, Fac. of Engineering
<Lectures>
10/1/98
Ayse Sema KUBAT
"The Morphological Characteristics of Anatolian Fortified
Towns"
at The Univ. of Tokyo, Fac. of Engineering
Unit 5: Islamic History and Culture
<General Meeting>
28/6/97
SATO Tsugitaka, GOTO Akira
at The Univ. of Tokyo, Institute of Oriental Culture
12-13/12/97
Joint Symposium with Unit 1 and 2:
"Why Is the Concept of Civil Society Important Now?"
See Unit 2
<Group A Seminars>
5/8/97
Seminar on "Saint Veneration as Islam Practice
TAMURA Airi
"El-Ghriba: Jewish Community in Jerba Island and its Legend of a
Virgin Stranger"
MIO Minoru
"Micro Politics of Saint Veneration at the Dargah: A Case Study of
Mewar of Rajasthan State in India"
at The Univ. of Tokyo
8/11/97
Seminar on
"Some Iconographical Aspects of Fantastic Creatures in Islamic
Art"
YAMANLAR-MIZUNO Minako,
"Lung: Chinese Dragons in Seljuk and Il-Khanid Art"
HORIUCHI Masaru
"Images of the Camel"
MURANO Hiroshi
"Studies on Demon Figures: Some Oriental Peculiarities of Demons in
the Sarai Album"
KOBAYASHI Kazue
"Iconography of the Karkaddan"
MASUYA Tomoko
"Feng-Huang (Phoenixes) in Islamic Art"
at The Univ. of Tokyo, Bungakubu Annexe
30-31/1/98
Joint Seminar on "Saint Veneration" and "Sufism" (Group 2C)
MURAYAMA Kazuyuki
"Gods and Believers in Southern Pakistan: Prayers and Songs of
Worship"
TONAGA Yasushi
Book Review: Denis Grill, Les debuts du Sufism," in A. Popovic
and G.Veinstein (eds.), Les Voies d'Allah
MORIYAMA Teruaki
Book Review: Eric Geoffroy, "L'apparition des voies: "Les Khirqa
primitives"
YAJIMA Yoichi
Book Review: Eric Geoffrey, "La [second vague] fin "XIIIe-XVe
siecle"
KUROIWA Takashi
Book Review: Marc Caborieau, "Le renouveau confreique (fin
XVIIIe-XIXe siecle)"
SAWADA Minoru
"Sufis in Eastern Turkestan"
AKAHORI Masayuki
"Descendants of Saints in the Desert: A Case Study of Sanctity
Succession"
at Kansai Univ.
21/2/98
Symposium on"The Informal Sector in the Middle Eastern Islamic World"
KANO Hiromasa
"Informal Sector Research and Society with Reference to Turkey"
TANADA Hirofumi
"Zabbalin Garbage Collectors in Cairo, Egypt"
OTOSHI Tetsuya
"Garbage Collection in Cairo: Pig Farming and the Distribution of
Meat (Report on Current Conditions)"
KUMAGAI Keichi
"Urban Involution or Re-ruralization?: Survival Strategies and the
Informal Sector of Urban Migrants in Port Moresby, Papua New
Guinea"
UEDA Hajime
"History and Theory of Revitalization of Small Enterprises in
Kenya"
at Kyushu Univ.
<Group B Seminars>
24/1/98
Research Seminar: History of Muslims in South Asia
NAGANO Shingo
"Marsiyas Sung by the Low Caste Muslims in Northern Bihar Villages:
Their Performances and the Historical Background"
OISHI Takashi
"Socio-Economic Activities of Some Muslim Merchant Communities from
Western Indian Regions since the Nineteenth Century: An Analysis
Focusing on their Relationship with the Expansion of the British
Colonial Economy"
NODE Osamu
"Muslim Culture as 'Other' in Indian Art History"
at The Univ. of Tokyo, Institute of Oriental Culture
<Lectures>
5/9/97
Joint Lecture with Unit 3
ABDUL-RAHIM Ali M. Ibrahim
"Islam in Africa: Sudan"
at National Museum of Ethnology
11/9/97
ABDUL-RAHIM, Ali M. Ibrahim
"The Effects of Modernization in Islamic Society Today"
at the University of Tokyo, Institute of Oriental Culture
10/10/97
Prof. Michael LECKER
"Understanding Early Islamic History"
at the Univ. of Tokyo, Institute of Oriental Culture
19/11/97
Open Lecture
KATAKURA Motoko
"Wisdom and Human Beings: Rethinking Asian Studies in the 21st
Century"
at Sophia Univ. Central Library
Unit 6: Source Materials for the Study of Islamic Civilization
<Seminars>
23/1/98
Report on Collecting Source Materials in South Asia
ONA Yasuyuki
TSUYUGUCHI Tetsuya
The Toyo Bunko
Working Paper Series
No. 1 Stephen HUMPHREYS, Tradition and Innovation in the Study of Islamic History.
No. 2 Stephen HUMPHREYS, Towards a History of Aleppo and Damascus in the Early Middle Ages, 635-1260. C.E.
No. 3 YANAGIHASHI Hiroyuki, Islamic Law and the State.
No. 4 MIURA Toru & HEMMI Yukiko, Report on the Present Condition of the Original Sources of the Islamic Area found in Japanese Institutions.
No. 5 Abdul Jalil TEMIMI, Problematiques et developpement de la recherche historique dans le Monde Arabe: Etudes ottomans et Moriscologie.
No. 6 MATSUMOTO Kotaro, Economic Development among the Hui of Yunnan.
No. 7 Stephane A. DUDOIGNON, Communal Solidarity and Social Conflicts in Late 20th Century Central Asia: The Case of the Tajik Civil War.
(all published in March 1998)
Newsletter
Islamic Area Studies Newsletter, No. 1, July 14, 1997 (in Japanese)
Islamic Area Studies Newsletter, No. 1, September 18, 1997 (in English)
Other Publications
Record of Islamic Area Studies Activities in 1997, March 1998 (in Japanese)
MIURA Toru & HEMMI Yukiko, Report on the Present Condition of the Original Sources of the Islamic Area found in Japanese Institutions (in Japanese)