From 6 to 7 November , the international conference ‘Ruling Bodies: Islamic Law, Embodiment, and the Anthropology of Normativity’ will take place at the Institute for Islamic Theology at Paderborn University.
The conference will focus on the question of how Islamic traditions conceive of human beings in the context of normativity, physicality, responsibility, affectivity and vulnerability. Papers from the fields of Islamic law, kalām, Sufism, anthropology and ethics will examine how human beings are shaped, disciplined and reimagined in Islamic discourses and practices.
The panels will address, amongst other topics, normative anthropologies, embodied practices, affective life, and contemporary bioethical and technological challenges. In this way, the conference views Islamic normativity as an important contribution to current debates on the body, morality and the future of humanity.
Organiser: Assistant Professor Dr Idris Nassery
Organisation: Assistant Professor Dr Idris Nassery, Dr Ahmed Husic
Registrations can be made by email to Dr Ahmed Husic.
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