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27 – 28 октября 2018 года

Islam in Modern World: Doctrine and Community

Islam in Modern World: Doctrine and Community Islam in Modern World: Doctrine and Community

 
The Conference topics were relevant to contemporary Islamic Studies and were a priority in the Insitute's research program.

  1. Timelessness of truth in a changing world: interpretation and instrumentalization of sacred texts and its use in social practices;
  2. Key trends in evolution of Islamic legal thought: reapprochement and rejection of Madhhabs; Fiqh for minorities; correlation of Fiqh, and secular law systems;
  3. Sufism today: religious and philosophic legacy; rebirth of Sufi ritual practices; historical and modern role of the Sufi Tariqas; spiritual practices of self improvement, development of the Sufi theosophy;
  4. Islam and politics: political theology of Islam; pseudo-religious radicalism and political instrumentalization of the religious doctrine;
  5. Interdenominational and intradenominational dialogues: dialectics of Sunni-Shia relationships; role of political processes in its development; theological pluralism and Neo-Jadidism phenomenon;
  6. Islam in interreligious dialogue: denominational accord, unity and diversity of the Abrahamic tradition; comparative theology and source studies of the history of Abrahamic religions;
  7. National traditions of religious practice and the universalism of the Islamic doctrine; Islamic humanism; rebirth of the Russian school of Islamic theology.

 List of participants:

  1. Alikber Alikberov (Russia)
  2. Saud Alsarhan (Saudi Arabia)
  3. Scott Atran (France/USA)
  4. Vladimir Bobrovnikov (Russia)
  5. Denis Brilev (Russia)
  6. Francois Burgat (France)
  7. Absattar Derbisali (Kazakhstan)
  8. Ulrike Freitag (Germany)
  9. Ilshat Gafurov (Russia)
  10. Ekmeledin Ihsanoglu (Turkey)
  11. Marina Imasheva (Russia)
  12. Ibrahim Taufik Kamel (Russia)
  13. Aidar Khabutdinov (Russia)
  14. Ramil Khairutdinov (Russia)
  15. Lina Khatib (Great Britain)
  16. Firdaus Khisamitdinova (Russia)
  17. Alexey Khismatullin (Russia)
  18. Laroussi Mizouri (Tunisia)
  19. Vitaly Naumkin (Russia)
  20. Farhan Nizami (Great Britain)
  21. Vladimir Orlov (Russia)
  22. Stanislav Prozorov (Russia)
  23. Lana Ravandi-Fadai (Russia)
  24. Oleg Redkin (Russia)
  25. Abdunabi Sattorzoda (Tajikistan)
  26. Shamil Shikhaliyev (Russia)
  27. Leonid Syukiyainen (Russia)
  28. Gulnara Valiakhmetova (Russia)
  29. Ahmet Yarlykapov (Russia)
  30. Isat Zaatov (Russia)
  31. Ilya Zaitsev (Russia)
  32. Islam Zaripov (Russia)