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: Jason Zurawski (University of Groningen / 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

<Place of the conference TBA

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 Hotel Demidoff (Pratolino)

(free time for Dinner)

Tuesday 13 June 2017

Hotel Demidoff (Pratolino)

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)

1 session at the Jewish center and visit to the Synagogue and the Jewish Museum

(free time for lunch)

Public event:

"Jewish, Christian and Muslim Women: Examples from the Past and Present Changelles"

Panel: Debora Spini (NY University of Florence), Sherazade Housman (Università Gregoriana), and Marisa Trythall (Georgetown University)

(free time for dinner)

Thursday 15 June 2017

Hotel Demidoff - Pratolino

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)

Friday 16 June 2017

Departures

Participants

1. Domenico Agostini
2. Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi
3. Mehdi Aziez
4. Meete Bjerregaard Mortensen
5. Gabriele Boccaccini
6. Michael Bonner
7. David Cook
8. Gilles Courtieu
9. Ariana D'Ottone
10. Muriel Debié
11. Guillaume Dye
12. Alba Fedeli
13. Ekaterina Gushina
14. Asma Hilali
15. Thomas Hoffmann
16. Aaron Hughes
17. Manfred Kropp
18. Marie Legendre
19. Marcus Milwright
20. Paul Neuenkirchen
21. Isaac Oliver
22. David Powers
23. Annette Reed
24. Gabriel Reynolds
25. Christian Sahner
26. Stephen Shoemaker
27. Boaz Shoshan
28. Dwight Swanson
29. Tommaso Tesei
30. Philip Wood
31. Jason Zurawski