According to the doctrine of early Imami Shi鈥檌sm, the authority to interpret the聽蚕耻谤鈥檃苍聽belongs聽exclusively to 士Al墨 and his descendants, the Imams. Consequently, most聽of the聽罢补蹿蝉墨谤s written in Twelver Imami circles after the Occultation of the twelfth聽Imam聽are essentially comprised of traditions attributed to the Imams. Yet, an impressive revival of the Imami聽罢补蹿蝉墨谤聽can be observed in the Ilkhanid period, and even more so during the Safavid era in Iran, in the context of interfacing between Imami Shi鈥檌sm,聽Sufism聽and philosophy. The lecture will present three case studies in order to illustrate the evolution of Imami 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍ic exegesis in the early modern and modern eras, in its coherence and diversity:聽al-Mu岣ツ弓 al-a士岷揳m听产测听Sayyid聽岣ydar 膧mul墨;聽罢补蹿蝉墨谤聽Shar墨f聽L膩h墨j墨, alias Qu峁璪聽al-D墨n聽Ashkevar墨; and聽Mir示膩t al-anw膩r聽by Ab奴 l-岣san al-I峁ah膩n墨. Rather than three separated trends, these works reflect different ways of combining Shi鈥檌 esotericism, mysticism and rationalism within the framework of 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍ic exegesis.
Date:聽25 November 2020
Time:聽2.00 pm 鈥 4.00 pm GMT
Location:聽Online (Zoom)
Q&A:聽At any time during the lecture, attendees can submit questions to the speaker through the Q&A option at the bottom of the control panel. As time allows, the speaker will address as many questions as they can during the Q&A session at the end of the presentation.
顿颈蝉肠耻蝉蝉补苍迟蝉:听Dr F芒r猫s Gillon聽(鸟大大影院, London),聽Dr Toby Mayer聽(鸟大大影院, London).
Speaker
Dr Mathieu Terrier
Dr Mathieu Terrier is a Research Fellow at the French National Scientific Research Centre (CNRS, Paris). A historian of Islamic thought, his research deals mainly with the relationship between Shi士i Islam, philosophy and Sufism before and during the Safavid period in Iran. His publications include: Histoire de la sagesse et philosophie shi鈥檌te. L鈥橝im茅 des C艙urs de Qu峁璪 al-D墨n Ashkevar墨 (Paris, 2016); and, with Denis Hermann (eds.), Shi鈥檌 Islam and Sufism. Classical Visions and Modern Perspectives (London, 2020).
