[Bilimsel Haber] CONF.- Islamic Civilization in Central Asia, Sept. 4-7, 2007, Kazakhstan

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CONF.- Islamic Civilization in Central Asia, Sept. 4-7, 2007, Kazakhstan

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International Symposium on Islamic Civilization in Central Asia
Almaty, Kazakhstan 4-7 September 2007

An International Symposium on "Islamic Civilisation in Central Asia"
will be jointly organised by the Research Center for Islamic History,
Art and Culture (IRCICA), Istanbul, Turkey, and the Institute of
Oriental Studies, Ministry of Education and Sciences, Republic of
Kazakhstan, on 4-7 September 2007, in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

The symposium will focus on "Islamic Civilisation in Central Asia"
with an interdisciplinary and comparative approach. It will examine
the history of Islamic civilisation in Central Asia under its diverse
aspects, including developments in the intellectual, scientific,
literary, artistic and other cultural fields, its interactions with
other civilisations in and around the region, the main stages and
trends of the development of Islamic culture and civilisation in the
region, the formation and present state of the Islamic cultural
heritage in terms of the material culture (written, architectural and
other tangible assets) and the spiritual culture (beliefs, oral
traditions, performing arts and other intangible expressions of
culture). The symposium is expected to highlight the role and place of
Islamic civilisation in the region, its relations and interactions
with other cultures and civilisations, its participation in
inter-cultural exchanges. At the same time, it will be an opportunity
for the presentation of new studies, assessment of the state of
scholarly research and publication in this field, and discussion on
the problems and prospects of studies on Islamic civilisation in
Central Asia and the neighbouring regions as a field of academic research.

The working languages of the symposium will be Kazak language, English, and
Russian.

The symposium themes shall be covered under the following broad titles:

  - Islam in Central Asia: problems and prospects
  - Historical and philosophical aspects of Islamic Heritage in Central Asia
  - History of Islam and its interactions with national cultures in
Central Asia
  - Islamic Art in Central Asia
  - Islamic Culture in Central Asia: common, particular and integrating
    tendencies
  - Development of natural and exact sciences in Muslim Central Asia

The symposium will be accompanied by cultural events including visits to
museums, exhibitions, and Almaty sightseeing tour on the third day of the
symposium.

No registration fee is required and accommodation in Almaty will be provided
to all the paper presenters.

The participants will be allowed a maximum of 20 minutes to present their
papers. Selected papers will be published after a double-blind peer review
process. Those interested in having their papers considered for publication
will have to submit their final drafts no later than one month after the
conference. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words.

We would like to kindly invite you to send the abstract of your proposed
paper until 28 February 2007 to the following address:

Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA),

Yildiz Sarayi, Seyir Kosku,
Barbaros Bulvari, 80700 Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey
E-mail: congress at ircica.org
Fax: +90 212 2584365

With best regards,

Halit Eren
Director General
Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA)

Meruert Abusseitova
Director General
Institute of Oriental Studies
Ministry of Education and Sciences
Republic of Kazakhstan
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