International Symposium “Amir Hamza and Beyond: Historical Narratives and Romances across the Muslim World”
2023.07.31
| Date / Time | Fri 1st Sep 2023 15:00–17:00; Sat 2 Sep 10：30–17:00; Sun 3 Sep 10：30–16：30 |
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| Venue | Large Conference Room 303 (ILCAA) |
| Registration |
Registration required. →
Registration Deadline: 31 August* *: If you wish to attend the dinner after the first day of the conference, please fill out this form by 21 August. |
| Admission | Free |
| Language | English |
| Jointly sponsored by | Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B) “A Multidisciplinary Study on Formation, Transmission, and Reception of Persian Historical Romances” (Principal Investigator: Nobuaki KONDO (ILCAA) Project Number: 20H01250), Global Mediterranean at ILCAA |
| Contact | gmed.ilcaa★gmail.com (Secretariat of the Global Mediterranean Project at ILCAA) Please change ★ to @. |
Program
| Fri 1st Sep | |
| 15:00 | Opening Remarks |
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| 15:15–15:55 | Ulrich Marzolph (Göttingen University) Illustrating the Persian Epics in Lithographed Editions of the Qajar Period |
| 15:55–16:35 | Nobuaki Kondo (ILCAA) How did the Hamza Romance Develop over Time? An Analysis of the Zubdat al-Rumuz |
| 16:35–17:00 | Discussions |
| 17:30–19:30 | Dinner |
| Sat 2 Sep | |
| 10:30–11:20 | Ben Arps (Leiden University/ILCAA) ‘And God Knows Best What Is Correct’: The Marvels of the Real in and around the Javanese Amir Hamza |
| 11:20–12:00 | Yumi Sugahara (Osaka University) The Story of Amir Hamzah as a Muslim Side Epic in Java |
| 12:00–12:30 | Discussions |
| 14:00–14:40 | Kumiko Yamamoto (ILCAA) Performing the Story of Amir Hamza in Iranian Style: Fakhr al-Zamani and the Oral Performance Model |
| 14:40–15:20 | Pasha M. Khan (McGill University) The Ways of Storytellers in Mughal South Asia: From Darbar Khan to Baqir ‘Ali |
| 15:20–16:00 | Julia Rubanovich (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Verse Insertions in the Hamza-nama |
| 16:00–17:00 | Discussions |
| Sun 3 Sep | |
| 10:30–11:20 | Osamu Otsuka (The University of Tokyo) Nihayat al-Arab Reconsidered: Reconstructing Pre-Islamic Persian History in the Arabic Historiography |
| 11:20–12:00 | Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila (The University of Edinburgh) Pagan Heroes in an Islamic Society: Literary Responses to the Shahname and its Heroes |
| 12:00–12:30 | Discussions |
| 14:00–14:40 | Christine Kämpfer (Bamberg University) The Odd Courtly Romance: The Influence of Popular Romances on Khvaju Kirmani’s Humay-u Humayun |
| 14:40–15:20 | Yuriko Yamanaka (National Museum of Ethnology) The Demotic Alexander: The Safavid Iskandar-nama and its Possible Impact on Historical Narratives in Southeast Asia |
| 15:20–16:30 | Discussions |
| 16:30 | Closing Remarks |