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Islam at AAR

• Study of Islam Section
• Contemporary Islam Group
• Islamic Mysticism Group
• Qur'an Group

Islamic Mysticism Group

Islamic Mysticism is a broad rubric, one that allows us to engage in areas such as Sufism, Isma’ili and broader Shi’i esoteric thought, some aspects of Islamic philosphy, and allegorical interpretations of the Qur’an. The study of Islamic mysticism also allows our members to engage Islamic materials from many different parts of the world, including but not limited to Persianate regions, Arab world, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Sub-saharan Africa, Europe, and North America.

Chairs
Vincent J. Cornell (Emory University)
vcornel@emory.edu

Carl W. Ernst (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
cernst@email.unc.edu

Steering Committee
Bruce B. Lawrence (Duke University)
bruce.bbl@gmail.com

Martin Nguyen (Harvard University)
mtnguyen@fas.harvard.edu

Ruediger Seesemann (Northwestern University)
seesemann@northwestern.edu

Laury Silvers (University of Toronto)
laury.silvers@utoronto.ca

Barbara R. von Schlegell (Ursinus College)
bvonschlegell@ursinus.edu

Program Unit Information
Sessions Allotted: 2
Next Review: 2013

2009 Call for Papers
We solicit paper and panel proposals engaging diverse topics and regions. Special attention will be given to the following topics: Teaching Islamic mysticism; new theoretical and/or methodological approaches to the study of Islamic mysticism; musical rituals of Sufism; Sufism and aesthetics; non-Sufi forms of Islamic mysticism; Sufism in America; and Islamic mysticism and theories of knowledge and truth. Prearranged panel proposals reflecting diversity in gender and ethnicity are encouraged.