Call for papers--Islamic Manuscript Conference

Call for Papers

The Eleventh Islamic Manuscript Conference: Sufism and Islamic
    Manuscript Culture
Magdalene College
University of Cambridge
13-15 September 2016

The Islamic Manuscript Association, in cooperation with the
Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation and the HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal
Centre of Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge, invites
the submission of abstracts for the Eleventh Islamic Manuscript
Conference, to be held from 13-15 September 2016 at Magdalene
College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

The theme of the conference is Sufism and Islamic manuscript
culture.  Sufis have written litanies, panegyrics, didactic works in
verse and prose, hagiographies, discourses, exegetical works, and
metaphysical treatises made into manuscripts both humble and lavish.
Sufi lodges have housed libraries and manuscript ateliers, and Sufi
networks have disseminated manuscripts across the Muslim World. This
conference seeks to present current international research trends on
the relationship between Sufism and Islamic manuscript culture and
generate discussion and study in this field.  Possible topics for
papers include but are not limited to:

    Apotropaic uses of Sufi and non-Sufi manuscripts by Sufis

    The arts of the book and Sufi artists and patrons

    Bibliophilia and bibliophobia in Sufism

    Cataloguing manuscripts on Sufism

    Collection care programmes for collections of Sufi manuscripts

    Conservation treatments on Sufi manuscripts

    Diagrams and illustrations in manuscripts on Sufism

    Digital humanities and the study of manuscripts on Sufism

    The effects of recent conflicts in the Muslim World on
    collections of Sufi manuscripts

    The history of Sufi libraries

    Paratexts in manuscripts on Sufism

    Preparing printed and digital editions of manuscripts on Sufism

    The production of manuscripts by Sufi lodge ateliers

    Publication programmes or series of editions or facsimiles of
    manuscripts on Sufism

    Dissemination of texts and manuscripts through Sufi networks

    The use of manuscripts in Sufi rituals

This invitation is open to members and non-members of the
Association.  The languages of the Conference will be Arabic and
English, and submissions will be accepted in both languages.  The
duration of each conference paper will be 20 minutes followed by ten
minutes of questions and answers.  The Association will pay for
round-trip economy-class travel to Cambridge, accommodation in
Magdalene College, and College-based meals for authors whose papers
are accepted.

Papers should not have been presented or published previously.
Selected papers will be considered for publication in the
Association's peer-reviewed Journal of Islamic Manuscripts, and
speakers are expected to give the Journal the right of first
refusal.

The deadline for submission of abstracts is 10.00 GMT on Monday, 23
November 2015.  Please submit the cover sheet

    <URL:http://www.islamicmanuscript.org/biennialconference/2016conference/call-for-papers.aspx

an abstract of no more than 250 words, and a biographical statement
(a personal statement of no more than 200 words detailing your
current work, education, research interests, and previous
publications or research projects in third-person prose form), to
the email, fax, or postal address below.  Incomplete submissions
will not be considered.

    The Islamic Manuscript Association Ltd
    c/o 33 Trumpington Street
    Cambridge CB2 1QY
    United Kingdom
    Fax: +44 1223 302 218

R.B. Davidson MacLaren
Executive Director, The Islamic Manuscript Association
c/o 33 Trumpington Street
Cambridge CB2 1QY
United Kingdom
+44 1223 303 177
Fax: +44 1223 302 218


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