Lecture by Professor Fabrizio Speziale “Noah’s Grandsons and the Elephant: Functions of Persian Pseudonymous Texts in South Asia”
2025.05.28
The Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo, NIHU Global Mediterranean Area Studies Program at ILCAA, and the Japan Office of the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies are pleased to announce a lecture by Professor Fabrizio Speziale (EHESS). The talk will explore pseudonymous Persian texts as a strategy to domesticate non-Muslim technical knowledge and to legitimize the status of Muslim professional groups in Persianate South Asia. The event will be held in a hybrid format, with online participation available via Zoom.
| Date / Time | Mon 2 Jun 2025 18:00–19:30 |
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| Venue | Room 305, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia (Tōyō Bunka Kenkyūjo), University of Tokyo and online via Zoom |
| How to Participate | (1) In-person attendance: No prior registration is required. Please note: The institute’s entrance doors will no longer be accessible from outside after 18:00. We recommend arriving before that time. A contact telephone number for those arriving late will be posted at the entrance. (2) Online attendance: Please register at https://forms.gle/hMtJDBoAJ8ujpGaL9. A Zoom link will be sent by noon (JST) on the day of the event. |
| Admission | Free |
| Language | English |
| Organizers | The Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo (Regular Research Project W–1, “Approaches to the ‘Persianate World'”), NIHU Global Mediterranean Area Studies Program at ILCAA, and the Japan Office of the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies |
| Contact | Kazuo Morimoto (morikazu[at]ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp) (Please change [at] to @.) |
Speaker: Fabrizio Speziale (École des hautes études en sciences sociales)
Title: Noah’s Grandsons and the Elephant: Functions of Persian Pseudonymous Texts in South Asia