Speaker: Ingvild Flaskerud (University of Oslo) Discussant: Younes Saramifar (VU University Amsterdam) Date: Monday 28 / 04 / 2025 – digital lecture: 3.00 – 4.30 pm CET In this online seminar, Ingvild Flaskerud (University of Oslo) reflects on the so-called ‘ethicization’ of Islam in Europe. Based on ethnographic research, she Read more…
How have practices and imaginaries of sensing been religiously engaged and contested by Muslims? How do contemporary Muslim practices and debates concerning religious sensing relate to historical precedents? Date: Monday 26 / 05 / 2025 – digital lecture: 3.00 – 4.30 pm CET In Simon Stjernholm’s new book Sensing Islam: Engaging Read more…
Who speaks for Islam? Religious authority hinges on persuasiveness and addresses issues of truthfulness, authenticity, legitimacy, trust, and ethics within the realm of religious matters. Date: Monday, 23 / 06 / 2025 – digital lecture: 3.00 – 4.30 pm CET While Islamic authority may seem like an inherent status for Read more…
In this seminar, Francesco Piraino will present his new book “Sufism in Europe, Islam, Esotericism, and the New Age” (Edinburgh University Press, 2024). Date: 16 / 12 / 2024 Digital Lecture: 16.00 – 17.30 (CET) Sufism, the spiritual, mystical, and esoteric dimension of Islam, is experiencing a renewal in the Read more…