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During the last two decades, there have been many innovative and critical studies that addressed the question of a ‘new periodization’ of Islamic intellectual history. In this regard,researchers of Islamic philosophy are currently discussing whether the period from the 11th tothe 14th centuries – i.e. about three centuries after the death of Ibn Sīnā (d. 1037) – may be characterized as ‘The Golden Age of Arabic Philosophy’ as Dimitri Gutas has identified in his article entitled: The Heritage of Avicenna: The Golden Age of Arabic Philosophy, ca. 1000 –1350 (2002). However, responding to this question requires first a deep analysis of Islamic philosophical literature between the 12th and 14th centuries. While the history of Islamic philosophy to the end of the 11th century in both the western and eastern halves of the Islamicate world has been relatively well-researched, the history of Islamic philosophy from the death of al-Ghazālī (d. 1111) until the 14th century has been, with a few exceptions, under-researched and until recently this period was associated with a period of ‘intellectual stagnancy’ (inḥiṭāṭ fikrī) and ‘anti-philosophy’.The beginning of the 21st century has witnessed a number of well-funded research projects on Islamic philosophy during the ‘Middle Period’. One of these important research projects is a collected work edited by Tzvi Langermann: Avicenna and His Legacy: A Golden Age of Science and Philosophy (2009). Some monographs have concentrated on case studies in Islamic philosophy, e.g. Ayman Shihadeh: The Theological Ethics of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī (2006); Frank Griffel: Al-Ghazali’s Philosophical Theology (2009) and Khaled El-Rouayheb: Relational Syllogism and the History of Arabic Logic (2010). More recently, another collected volume edited by Birgit Krawietz and Georges Tamer focusing on Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya’s intellectual ingenuity and his methodology of appropriation has appeared: Islamic Theology, Philosophy and Law. Debating Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (2013).In order to make a contribution to the ongoing research challenges, this conference aspires to bring together and to connect researchers from around the world who are working on Islamic philosophy from the 12th up until the 14th century. Therefore, the central aim of this conference is to shed light on the following questions: What was philosophy all about between the 12th and the 14th century? How did philosophy interact epistemologically with its neighbouring disciplines, e.g. logic, rational sciences, historiography, fiqh, kalām, taṣawwuf, Qur’anic exegesis and ḥadīth? How was philosophical knowledge transmitted between the Islamic East and the Islamic West? What role did the political authorities play in sustaining the development of Islamic philosophy in different regions of the Islamicate world?We invite both senior researchers and junior scholars working on Islamic philosophy between the 12th and the 14th century to share and reflect perspectives related to the conference’s topic.Please submit your abstract (no longer than 500 words) and a short vita to (a.alghouz@mamluk.uni-bonn.de) before November 30th 2015. Successful applicants are expected to submit a full draft paper by January 30th, 2016.For accepted papers: Accommodations will be provided and travel costs will be covered.Venue of the conference: Annemarie Schimmel Kolleg, "History and Society during the Mamluk Era, 1250-1517", University of Bonn, Germany.Time: From 24th to 26th of February 2016Language: EnglishPublication: A publication is planned for the end of 2016Organizers: Stephan Conermann (stephan.conermann@uni-bonn.de) &#38; Abdelkader Al Ghouz (a.alghouz@mamluk.uni-bonn.de)For more information: Please contact Abdelkader Al GhouzPlus d'infos