Living the Love of the Imams in Twelver Shi’a Islam in Iran. Objects and Materials as a Vehicle for Devotion Sepideh Parsapajouh (CNRS-CéSor/EHESS) sepideh.parsapajouh@ehess.fr In Twelver Shi’ism, as in many other religions, devotion and piety are not merely conceptual and ideational nor are they directed towards a purely abstract God. Twelver Shi’a consists […]
Mapping Gender in the Near East What’s New and What’s Ahead in Ottoman and Turkish Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies An international and interdisciplinary workshop December 9-10, 2020 Bringing together an interdisciplinary group of scholars in the humanities and social sciences, this workshop will establish, consolidate and sustain a network of academics who share an […]
Digital Humanities in Ottoman and Turkish Studies: Initiatives, Projects, and Online Resources June 24, 20:00 – 22:00 (Turkish time, GMT+3) An online event organized by the Orient-Institut Istanbul (OII) and Digital Ottoman Studies (DOS) Prior registration will be necessary Registration Information: The meeting will be held online via Zoom.
Topkapı Sarayı’ndaki Din Konulu Tekstillere Genel Bir Bakış Prof. Dr. Hülya Tezcan (Nişantaşı Üniversitesi): Çarşamba, 29 Eylül 2021, 18:00 (GMT+3) Topkapı Sarayı Padişah Elbiseleri Koleksiyonu’nda seksen yedi adet tılsımlı gömlek, bir yaka, beş takke, on yazılı örtüden oluşan yaklaşık yüz civarında eser bulunur. Bu gömleklerin kişiyi hastalıklara ve türlü kötülüklere karşı koruduğuna, […]
Many historical vestments and church fabrics of the Greek Orthodox rite survive today in monastic sacristies and museums. Until now, textile and dress scholars have primarily focused on their ultimate origin, historic evolution, and dogmatic meaning. In my view, these important material remnants inform us on underexplored dynamics in the society that produced them and […]
INVITATION TO AN ONLINE LECTURE “Fabrics of Devotion: Religious Textiles in the Eastern Mediterranean” The Jewish Prayer Shawl Tallit Dr. Esther Juhasz (Shenkar College /The Israel Museum, Jerusalem) Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 19:00 (Turkish time, GMT+3) The tallit, the fringed garment, is worn by observant Jewish males to this day. The […]
INVITATION TO AN ONLINE LECTURE Dr. phil. Suna Suner (Don Juan Archiv Wien) Studies on Culture and Diplomacy – Projects at Don Juan Archiv Wien: OTTOMANIA, DIPLOMATICA, BRASILIENSIA Wednesday, 27 October 2021, 19:00 (Turkish time; GMT +3) Don Juan Archiv Wien is a research institute in Vienna dedicated to theatre history and […]
Abstract: The Turkish Language Reform is one of the most fascinating cultural projects of the first half of the 20th century. Throughout the 1920s, numerous distinguished linguists from Hungary, Soviet Russia and Poland visited the University of Istanbul and maintained close contacts with Turkish academia. Mészaros Gyula, Wilhelm Barthold and Süreyya Szapszal were important inspirers, commentators […]
Das Filmforum präsentiert Kurz- und Dokumentarfilme, die Einblicke in aktuelle Forschungsprojekte des Orient-Instituts Istanbul aus den Forschungsfeldern „Musikwissenschaft“, „Mensch, Medizin und Gesellschaft“ sowie „Religionsforschung“ geben. Das Filmforum findet von 12. bis 13. November 2021 online statt und ist kostenlos. Filme und Redebeiträge werden deutsch untertitelt und sind für Schwerhörige und Gehörlose barrierefrei zugänglich. Für die Teilnahme […]