The Second International Symposium on Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi’a Islam (Zoom)

Date and Time

May 10, 2022
01:00PM - 02:30PM EDT

Location

Online Only
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"The Second International Symposium on Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi’a Islam"

Attend this event via Zoom (advance registration required)

1:00PM - 2:30PM EDT | Panel 2: The Imamate across Shi’a Traditions

  • "Shiʿi Islam, Philosophy and the Greek Intellectual Legacy"
    Maria De Cillis, Institute of Ismaili Studies.
  • "Redemptive Eschatology and the Mahdi across Shi'a Confessions in the Early Islamic Period"
    Mohammad Sagha, University of Chicago.
  • "Leadership in Precarious Times: The Tenth Imam al-Hadi in the era of Inquisition"
    Seyfeddin Kara, University of Toronto.
  • "Imamate and Governance in the Zaydi Tradition"
    Yahya Alshamy, George Mason University.
  • "Dedes as Religious Leaders of the Alevi community in National Culture and Transnational Space"
    Deniz Coşan Eke, University of Vienna.
  • Moderator: Farhad Daftary, Institute of Ismaili Studies.

For more information, please visit the symposium website.

Contact:

Payam Mohseni
pmohseni@fas.harvard.edu

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https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Os_CacwDQ4OqWWNFLIaRqg

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