Call for Papers: 3rd Short-term Course on "Transcendent Hikma" to Be Held

The 3rd short-term course on Islam and contemporary issues with the theme of “Transcendent Hikma (Theosophy); Islam’s Intellectual Heritage in the Contemporary World” is scheduled to be held by Al-Mustafa International University from December 28th to January 15th.

It will be organized in cooperation with Iranian Research Institute of Hikma (IRIP), Sadra Islamic Hikma Research Institute (SIPRIn), Isra International Foundation for Revealed Science and Hikma, the Supreme Assembly of Islamic Wisdom under the supervision of Allamah Abdullah Jawadi Amuli.
The importance of Transcendent Hikma in one respect lies in its synthesis of theology, Hikma, mysticism and Islamic intellectual history, and in other respect, in the continuity of its learning and teaching in universities and religious seminaries. Therefore it is a living philosophical tradition. Based on efforts made during the last few decades, Mulla Sadra’s school of Transcendent Hikma has become known internationally. Many professors and students of Hikma have varying degrees of contact with this school. The extension of comparative studies into Sadra’s Hikma and other schools of thought is further evidence of this phenomenon.
Sadra’s Transcendent Hikma moreover synthesizes Quran exegesis and Hadith commentary widening the scope of his school from being strictly concerned with issues in Hikma to also explore questions in religious studies, thereby providing a model for an interdisciplinary approach to Islamic Thought.
The 3rd short-term course will tackle below subject regarding the Transcendent Hikma:
Main Subjects:
• Revival of Islamic Intellectuality in the Modern World
• Innovations and Peculiarities of Islamic Hikma and Greek Heritage
• Terminology of Transcendent and Islamic Hikma
• Introduction to the System of Transcendent Hikma
• Epistemology in Transcendent Hikma
• Relation between Islamic Theology and Transcendent Hikma
• Irfan (Mysticism) in Transcendent Hikma
• Principles of Sadra’s Exegetical Methodology
• Feasibility Study of Socio-Political Effects of Transcendent Hikma

Some of the Seminar Presenters:
• Dr. GholamrezaAavani, (ShahidBeheshti University, Tehran)
• Dr. Hamid Parsania, (Islamic Howzah, Qom)
• Dr. Mohammed Rustom(Carleton University Canada),
• Dr. Seyed Mahmud Musavi, (Baqer al-olum University, Qom)
• Dr. ShahramPazouki,(Iranian Institute of Hikma)
• Dr. AhadGharamaleki, (Tehran University)
• Dr. G.H. Khosropanah (Iranian Institute of Hikma)
• Dr. Christian Bonaud (MIU Tehran)

General Features of the Course:
• Participants will attend a meeting with Allamah Jawadi Amuli
• Attendance of top Iranian and foreign professors of the field
• Attendance of scholars from various faiths and religions
• Emphasis on issues of proximity and interfaith dialogue.
Time (reschedule to): December 28th 2013 – January 15th, 2014
Language: English

Admission Requirements:
• Should hold or be a PhD student in Islamic studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Islamic Hikma or Western philosophy, or have published original contributions on related issues.
• Should be familiar with Arabic language (applicants who are familiar with Arabic language have priority)
• Should have an English language degree in TOFEL (576 [PBT], 86 [IBT] minimum score) or academic IELTS (6.5, minimum score).
• Graduates of English speaking colleges are not required to offer TOEFL or IELTS degrees
• Accepting the regulation of I.R. Iran. Click here for further information.

Registration:

• Filled-out application forms along with resumes must be submitted to the following email address by November6, 2013: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]
• A research proposal on one of the main themes of the course.
• A recent photograph, you may send a digital photo (ideally as a JPEG file).
• A copy of your passport
• Academic reference
• A personal statement

See the following link for further information: http://miu.ac.ir/index.aspx?siteid=4&siteid=4&pageid=30178

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