国产视频 (IIS) extends an invitation to a two-day conference on the history, memory, and legacy of Fatimid rule in Sicily. For some 150 years (909鈥1050s), Sicily formed a part of the Fatimid empire. It was ruled through appointed governors and independent emirs from the Kalbid family, until the political turmoil of the mid-11th century, which paved the way for the Norman conquest. While the Normans ended Muslim rule in Sicily, they emulated the Fatimids鈥 practices and symbols of authority. Yet the role of the FatimidsMajor Muslim dynasty of Ismaili caliphs in North Africa (from 909) and later in Egypt (973鈥1171) More in the history of Muslim Sicily has remained obscure due to the scarcity of written sources and material remains from the period.
This interdisciplinary conference will feature scholars working in the field to address this gap in light of newly published sources and documents, recently uncovered materials pertaining to Fatimid rule and its legacy in Sicily.
Panels and speakers
The conference programme is currently being finalised. The panels below are provisional and subject to change, and the full schedule will be confirmed nearer the event.
Historiography of Fatimid Sicily: a forgotten past
War and diplomacy
Material culture, economy, and connectivity
Empire, ideology, and geopolitics
Legal traditions in Fatimid Sicily
Fatimid influences on Sicilian art and architecture
The Fatimids and the emergence of scientific and literary traditions in Sicily
Confirmed speakers include Ali Asghar Alibhai, Lucia Arcifa, Nicola Carpentieri, Delia Cortese, Marco Di Branco, Shainool Jiwa, Giuseppe Mandal脿, Alex Metcalfe, Yossi Rapoport and Robin S. Reich.
Photo Exhibition
Parallel to the conference, there will be a small multimedia exhibition at the Aga KhanA title granted by the Shah of Persia to the then Ismaili Imam in 1818 and inherited by each of his successors to the Imamate. Centre titled 鈥溾, featuring photographs by london-based photographer and audio by Kate Stanworth and (University of Edinburgh). Conference participants will have the opportunity to meet and interact with Kate Stanworth in person. As scholars discuss historiography of the Fatimid past, this exhibition helps to explore the parallel themes of memory and identity.
Image caption
from the Kit膩b Ghar膩示ib al-fun奴n wa-mulah al-士uy奴n.
