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Status
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Date
26 May 2022 -
Location
Aga Khan Centre
Join us for this special event celebrating the scholarship and academic achievements of our late esteemed colleague Dr Janis Esots, and also marking the launch of his recent publication,听Patterns of Wisdom in Safavid Iran: The Philosophical School of Isfahan and the Gnostic of Shiraz听(London, 2021).
We are delighted to have Professor Sajjad Rizvi (University of Exeter, UK) and Dr Mathieu Terrier (CNRS, France) participate in what promises to be an engaging and lively discussion of this book, moderated by Dr F芒r猫s Gillon (IIS).
We will also have the opportunity to hear international colleagues and friends of Dr Esots sharing with us tributes to his generous friendship and wide knowledge.
Light refreshments will be available following the event. Please speak to staff if you have dietary requirements.
Date:听Thursday 26th May 2022
Time:听6.00pm 鈥 7.15pm (British Summer Time)
Location:听Aga Khan听Centre and webcast live (Zoom)
Moderator:听Dr F芒r猫s Gillon听(Research Associate, IIS)
Speakers:听Dr Gurdofarid Miskinzoda听(Head of Shi鈥檌 Studies Unit, IIS),听Dr Maria De Cillis听(Senior Research Associate and Editor of Shi鈥檌 Heritage Series, IIS),听Wendy Robinson听(Editorial Project Co-ordinator, IIS).
Panellists:听Professor Sajjad Rizvi (Professor of Islamic Intellectual History and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter), Professor Mathieu Terrier (Research Fellow, CNRS, Paris).
Q&A:听As time allows, audience members present in-person and joining online (using the Q&A option at the bottom of the Zoom control panel) can pose questions to the speakers during the Q&A session at the end.
Recording: Please note that the session will be recorded and published on the IIS website, and on the IIS YouTube channel.