Programme
14 January 2025
Day 1
Welcome Lunch
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12:30 - 13:30
Welcome Lunch
Aula Prodi, Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2
Institutional Greetings
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13:45 - 14:00
Institutional Greetings
Paola Scrolavezza, Head of Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and CulturesAula Prodi, Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2
Opening Remarks and introduction
by the project PI and the unit Coordinator
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14:00 - 14:30
Opening Remarks and introduction
Donatella Guida (L' Orientale University of Naples) , Ines Peta (Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna), Chiara Fontana (Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna)Aula Prodi, Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2
Panel 1
Ecology & Ethics: The Threshold Between Classical and Contemporary Islamic Discourses - Moderator: Ines Peta
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14:30 - 15:00
“L’ascèse (zuhd) comme fondement d’une éthique écologique à la lumière de la théologie de la création d’Al-Ġazālī”
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15:00 - 15:30
"La sécheresse dans l'étique islamique classique: raisons, attitudes, approches"
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15:30 - 16:00
“Eschatologie et apocalypse dans le discours islamique contemporain: entre religion, société et politique”
Aula Prodi, Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2
Coffee break
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16:00 - 16:30
Coffee break
Panel 2
Literary Landscapes: Fictional and Symbolic Narratives of Environmental Challenges - Moderator: Chiara Fontana
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16:30 - 17:00
"Maqāmāt on the mid-14th century Plague outbreaks"
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17:00 - 17:30
The Slaying of the Dragon and the Legitimation of Iranian Kingship in Persian epics (11th-14th centuries)
Aula Prodi, Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2 -
17:30 - 18:00
Natural Disasters, Landscape and Feelings: the Loss of al-Andalus and Beyond
Aula Prodi, Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2
Social Dinner
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20:00
Social Dinner
Il Caffè della Corte
15 January 2025
Panel 3
Reading Political Instability Overinterpretation of Natural Challenges During Historical Upheavals
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09:00 - 09:30
The river Nile and Who Holds Power Over Its Waters: a Study on the Islamic Sources (10th-14th centuries)
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09:30 - 10:00
“Climate as Catalyst: The Role of a Cold Spell in the Mosul Uprising of 259/873”
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10:00 - 10:30
How to tame a disaster? Integrating Politics and Power Strategies into the Creation of a Disasters Database in Classical Arabic Sources
Aula Prodi, Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2
Coffee break
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10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Panel 4
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11:00 - 11:30
Cosmic Climate: How Arabian Astrologers Interpreted the Little Ice Age
Aula Prodi, Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2 -
11:30 - 12:00
Environmental Ghosts and Omens in Ancient Iran: Between Care for Life and Apocalyptical Terrors
Aula Prodi, Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2 -
12:00 - 12:30
“Islamic Neopagan Earth Magic: Notes Toward a Decolonial Typology”
Aula Prodi, Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2
Closing remarks
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12:30 - 13:00
Closing remarks
Organizing committee of the conferenceAula Prodi, Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2
Lunch
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13:00 - 14:30
Lunch
Il Caffè della Corte
Walking Tour - Bologna City Centre
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14:30 - 17:00
Walking Tour - Bologna City Centre