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Social anthropology of rituals in Muslim contexts: AKU-ISMC faculty contribute to summer programme in McGill
17 September 2007
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Senior Instructor Farid Panjwani taught at the IIS
summer programme in Canada |
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In August 2007, AKU-ISMC Senior Instructor Farid Panjwani and Professor Modjtaba Sadria taught at the Institute of Ismaili Studies' (IIS) summer programme at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. The involvement of AKU-ISMC faculty members in such high profile international programmes underlines AKU-ISMC's commitment to raising awareness internationally about the rich cultures and heritages of Muslims.
Professor Modjtaba Sadria taught the course Architecture and Art in Contemporary Muslim Societies. The course focused on the plurality and diversity of contemporary arts and music in Muslim societies and the importance of bringing them across Muslim cultures and other cultures throughout the world. Through this course, the students were able to experience the reality of pluralism and reach a deeper of understanding of architecture and art in contemporary Muslim cultures.
“The quality of the students, of the diversity of their respective countries of origin and the serious organisation of the IIS summer school was very much an interesting experience for me,” Professor Sadria said.
Senior Instructor Panjwani led a course on Social anthropology of rituals in Muslim contexts, which provided an overview of worship and customs and their relevance within Muslim societies.
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| Professor Modjtaba Sadria led the course Architecture and Art in Contemporary Muslim societies |
Held since 2002, the IIS summer programme involves participants and teachers from around the world. It is an annual residential programme aimed at providing a social, cultural and civilisational introduction to Islam, situating the Shia Ismaili tariqah within the larger context of the intellectual and historical development of Islam.
The Programme encourages critical thinking, reflection and discussion on important contemporary issues and themes of relevance to Islam today. The content of the programme focuses on specific themes and case studies which enable participants to deliberate upon aspects of Muslim history, cultures, faith, practices, and particularly the issues associated with tradition, authority and modernity.
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