Liste des réunions et séances |

~ Réunions et séances 2011-2012

 

SÉANCES ORDINAIRES

55 | Mercredi 21 mars 2012

 

Soumen MUKHERJEE [post-doctorant au Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin] :

Liberal Islam’ and Ismaili ethics in the 20th century. Of ‘religious and social welfare’ of ‘the Community’and ‘non-denominational’ development.

An ethics of social commitment under the guidance of the Imam had been centrally important to the venture of ‘liberal Islam’ championed by the Ismaili Imamate from the late 19th century onwards and articulated through a wide spectrum of organisations. However, an emphasis on certain wider ‘non-denominational’ outreach critically distinguishes the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) from the early 20th century pre-AKDN organisations, as well as the contemporary community-specific bodies catering to the spiritual and material interests of ‘the (Ismaili) Community’. This presentation sheds light on the evolution of these two lines of religiously inspired social engagement and their wider implications.

S. Mukherjee read History at the Presidency College, University of Calcutta and holds a Doctoral degree from the University of Heidelberg.

 

56 | Mercredi 11 avril 2012

 

Delphine ORTIS [membre de la Mission Interdisciplinaire Française du Sindh (EHESS-MIFS)] :

L’inscription du saint antinomiste Lāl Shahbāz Qalandar dans la culture sindhi (Sehwān Sharif, Pakistan)

Lāl Shahbāz Qalandar, saint soufiantinomiste d’origine iranienne, s’installe à la fin de sa vie (fin du XIIIème siècle) dans la Province du Sindh (sud Pakistan), à Sehwān Sharif. Cette ville s’organise, aujourd’hui, autour du sanctuaire où repose sa dépouille mortelle et vie au rythme de son culte. Différents aspects de ce dernier (plus particulièrement les rites et les légendes) permettront de montrer comment, en dépit de ses origines étrangères, Lāl Shahbāz Qalandar s’inscrit actuellement dans la culture sindhi, aux côtés d’une autre grande figure de cette partie du Sindh, Udero Lal. L’étude de la pratique de danses (dhamāl et chhej) servira plus particulièrement de guide à notre réflexion.

Delphine Ortis est docteur en ethnologie et en anthropologie sociale. Son thème de recherche principal est la fabrication des figures de sainteté musulmane en Asie du Sud.

 

57 | Mercredi 2 mai 2012

 

Sheena SHAH, [linguiste, doctorante à Georgetown University (Washington DC, USA)]-:

Being Gujarati in the diaspora, How young Gujaratis in England, Singapore, and South Africa view their identity.

This presentation explores how Gujaratis in their twenties who were born and grew up in England, Singapore, and South Africa negotiate their multiple identities. Through the use of personal narratives, I illustrate their views about being Gujarati and growing up in a bilingual and multicultural environment. I explore how the home and community pass on aspects of Indian identity, in particular, ethnic culture, religion and heritage language, and describe the struggles that this younger generation of Gujaratis face with some of the demands and expectations associated with belonging to the Gujarati community. These are sometimes in contrast to the local mainstream mindset to which they are exposed and include amongst others, the search for a life partner and living arrangements prior to marriage. Using the participants’ own words and insights, this presentation highlights how their identity is multiple, fluid and at times contradictory, and illustrates how they cope with this.

 

58 | Mercredi 6 juin 2012

 

Edward SIMPSON (SOAS, Londres) et Kai KRESSE (ZMO, Berlin) :

Between Africa and India: Thinking comparatively across the western Indian Ocean.

Scholarship on the Indian Ocean is generally comparative in its approach. In this presentation, we draw from our research experiences on the Swahili and Gujarati coasts in order to discuss some of the epistemological consequences of comparison for the ways in which East Africa and Western India have been understood. We critically examine the frames and terms of comparison in the work of the historian Thomas Metcalf and the anthropologists A.H.J. Prins, Helene Basu and David F. Pocock. We suggest that the personal journeys of scholars, as well as the sources they use, have profoundly influenced the ways in which they have been able to write and problematize their own material.

Edward Simpson is a senior lecturer in anthropology at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) in London. He has conducted extensive research in Gujarat on issues relating to the Indian Ocean as well as to natural disasters.

Kai Kresse is Vice Director of research at ZMO (Zentrum Moderner Orient), Berlin. He has conducted research in Mombassa, Kenya, on vernacular philosophy. 

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