In the frame of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Dutch Association for the
Study of Religion (NGG) at the University of Groningen on 25-26 October
2012 (theme: "Religion and Social Cohesion: Challenges and Perspectives"), a
panel will be devoted to Classical Islam:
"Classical Islam: Cohesion, Society, Religion." Chair: Prof. Christian Lange
(University of Utrecht).
- "The Emergence of Islam: Continuity or Discontinuity?", Dr. Gert Borg
(Radboud University, Nijmegen);
- "The Continuation of the Umma in Jeopardy: Did Muhammad Indicate His
Successor During His Illness?", Dr. Nicolet N.A. Boekhoff-van der Voort
(Radboud University, Nijmegen);
- "The Construction of the Religious Affiliation in the Qur'anic Text", Dr.
Anne-Sylvie Boisliveau (University of Groningen);
- "The Islamization of Egypt, 7th-10th Centuries", Prof. Yaacov Lev (Bar
Ilan University).