East Asia is a region with the oldest Islamic traditions and the most recent dynamics.
While China retains more than 1000 years of Islamic tradition, Japan has less than 150 years of history of interaction with Muslims. In the history of Islamic civilization, the Muslim communities of East Asia have often been marginalized.
However, the history and contemporary challenges of East Asian Muslims share many similarities with Muslims in other regions.
How should contemporary Muslims understand East Asian Islamic traditions and culture?
This lecture series will introduce the potential for the creation of East Asian Islamic thought and culture and the Chinese Islamic tradition as a pioneer in this field.
Dr. Naoki Yamamoto
Dr. Qayyim Naoki Yamamoto is currently an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Turkic Studies, Marmara University. He completed his Ph.D. at the Graduate School of Asia and Africa Studies, Kyoto University in 2018. Qayyim Naoki Yamamoto specializes in Ottoman Tasawwuf and traditional Japanese culture. His publications include a Japanese translation of Sulami’s Kitāb al-Futuwwa and Introduction to Tasawwuf: A Comparison with Shonen Manga (Shueisha Web Essay Series).
VIDEOS:
LECTURE ONE: Muslim Scholars in Japan: Contemplating Islam in a Non-Muslim Society
LECTURE THREE: East Asia in the Islamic Civilization: Han-Kitap as minority literature
