…and at the same time show how these boundaries were repeatedly transgressed and negociated. Muslim law developed a clear legal cadre for dhimmīs, inferior but protected non-Muslim communities (in particular Jews and Christians) and Roman Canon law decreed a similar status for Jewish and Muslim communities in Europe. Yet the…
…it is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Denmark in the framework of the Danish Arab Partnership program. It is based on an integrative and cross-cultural methodology of dialogue and learning process, combining face-to-face seminars, online courses and concrete initiatives and activities designed and implemented by the Trainees…
…and Conflict (Medieval and Early Modern) at NTU, thus projects relating to religion and/or conflict will take precedence, though these aspects can be interpreted broadly. Our definition of ‘conflict’ can pertain to ideological and/or social themes as well as military matters. Topics might relate to, for instance: Religion and Warfare;…
…that permit the presence of multiple religions (and atheism) in societies past and present. The Institute brings together researchers in different disciplines of social sciences and the humanities. The Institutes missions include fundamental research (including helping researchers seek funding for their projects and organizing conferences and workshops), teaching (in particular…
…the complex and tumultuous relations between Genoans and Tunisians, Alexandrians and the people of Constantinople, Catalans and Maghrebis–the myriad groups and individuals whose stories reflect the common cultural, intellectual, and religious heritage of Europe and Islam. Since the seventh century, when the armies of Constantinople and Medina fought for control…
…and by the research group on clinical psychopathology and psychanalitical criminology ‘Les nouveaux fanatismes’. Summary: Defending unwavering causes and truths, religious fanaticisms, either ideological or political, are back today. Radicalization of beliefs, imperialism of scientism as well as a toughening of conservative and security-obsessed governance is demonstrating it. Hence the…
