New Perspectives and Contexts in the Study of Islamic Origins / 8th Nangeroni Meeting (2017 Florence), conference

Guillaume Dye, Free University of Brussels (ULB)

Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan

Early Islam (2017) is the topic of the 8th conference in the series of Nangeroni Meetings, and the second conference of the Early Islamic Studies Seminar, organized by the Enoch Seminar in Florence, Italy (June 2017).

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8th Nangeroni Meeting (Florence, Italy; June 12-16, 2017)

Chairs: Guillaume Dye (Free University of Brussels [ULB], Belgium, EU), Tommaso Tesei (The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Polonsky Academy), Gabriele Boccaccini (University of Michigan, USA / Enoch Seminar)

Secretary: Rodney Caruthers (University of Michigan, USA / Enoch Seminar)

Preliminary Information

When: June 12-16, 2017

Accommodations: Florence, Italy

Location of the Seminar:

Purpose: The meeting aims at examining afresh formative Islam in its the late-antique context. The pre-circulating papers shall be presented briefly (5 min.) before being discussed by the participants (respondents will be allowed 10 min. to respond before the general discussion begins).

Paper Submission: All papers should be submitted by May 15, 2017. This will allow respondents and other participants enough time to prepare their responses and critical comments.

Paper Length: Major papers should be 6,000 words maximum; short papers, 3,000 words maximum.

Prospective Publication: A volume will be published with a selection of the papers offered atf the conference, which overall purpose is to contribute to the renewed study of Islamic origins in close dialogue with scholars working on the late-antique Near East, Second Temple Judaism, Rabbinic Judaism, early Christianity, and Sassanian Iran.

Participation in the Early Islamic Studies Seminar is by invitation only.

Should you like to present a short paper, please send to the chair of the conference, Guillaume Dye (gdye@noos.fr), by May 2017.

Should you simply like to attend the conference, or receive further information about it, please contact its secretary, Rodney Caruthers (rodneyac@umich.edu) at your earliest convenience.

Accommodations

We have secured a lovely place in Florence, Italy for our accommodations. Four nights lodging and all breakfasts and lunches are included in the cost, paid directly in Florence:

• €0 – Authors of Major Papers
• €200 – Major Paper Respondents
• €300 – Everyone else
• €200 – Guests (children under 14, staying in the same room, are free)

Registration

Participation in the 8th Nangeroni Meeting is by invitation only. If you have already secured your participation, please fill out the official online registration form and pay your registration fee by March 31, 2017.

The registration fee is based on the number of Enoch Seminars/Nangeroni Meetings you have attended in the past:

• $125 – Newcomers
• $110 – Attended 1 Enoch Seminar
• $100 – Attended 2 Enoch Seminars
• $90 – Attended 3 Enoch Seminars
• $75 – Attended 4 or 5 Enoch Seminars + all emeriti
• $0 – Attended 6 or more Enoch Seminars or Nangeroni Meetings

This registration fee is a donation to our sponsor, the Michigan Center for Early Christian Studies, and it is tax-deductible for U.S. residents. The registration fee is refundable (minus a $50 administrative processing fee) 30 days prior to the start of the Seminar (i.e. by May 15, 2015) if for some reason you are unable to attend.

Provisional Schedule

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Opening session + 6 major paper sessions + 3 short paper session (18 short papers) + 2 reading sessions

Monday 12 June 2017

Morning: arrivals

Arrivals -

2 sessions at the Facolta' di Teologia

(free time for Dinner)

Bus to the Hotel

Tuesday 13 June 2017

Breakfast Morning:

• 9:00-10:30 - 3rd session
• 11–12:30 - 4th session

2:00 to 3:30 pm - 5th session 4: 5:30 pm - 6th session

(free time for dinner)

Wednesday 14 June 2017

Breakfast

Going to Florence (Guided tour)

(free time for lunch)

2 session at the Faculty -7th & 8th session

(free time for dinner)

Thursday 15 June 2017

Breakfast Morning:

• 9:00-10:30 - 9th session
• 11–12:30 - 10th session

2:00 to 3:30 pm - 11th session 4: 5:30 pm - 12th session

(free time for dinner)

Participants

1. Domenico Agostini
2. Almarei Akeel
3. Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi
4. Youssef Audi
5. Mehdi Aziez
6. Meete Bjerregaard Mortensen
7. Gabriele Boccaccini
8. Michael Bonner
9. David Cook
10. Gilles Courtieu
11. Ariana D'Ottone
12. Muriel Debié
13. Guillaume Dye
14. Alba Fedeli
15. Emilio Gonzalez Ferrin
16. Ekaterina Gushina
17. Asma Hilali
18. Thomas Hoffmann
19. Barbara Holcatova
20. Aaron Hughes
21. Robert Kerr
22. Anders Klostergaard Petersen
23. Manfred Kropp
24. Marie Legendre
25. Marcus Milwright
26. Simon Mimouni
27. Paul Neuenkirchen
28. Isaac Oliver
29. Karl-Friedrich Pohlmann
30. David Powers
31. Annette Reed
32. Gabriel Reynolds
33. Christian Sahner
34. Stephen Shoemaker
35. Boaz Shoshan
36. Yuri Stoyanov
37. Dwight Swanson
38. Tommaso Tesei
39. Philip Wood
40. Jason Zurawski