{"id":1061,"date":"2024-07-12T14:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T14:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/magic\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2024-07-12T14:40:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T14:40:01","slug":"dreams-and-visions-in-islam-ensie-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/magic\/2024\/07\/12\/dreams-and-visions-in-islam-ensie-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Dreams and Visions in Islam: ENSIE 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Centre for Magic and Esotericism at the University of Exeter was delighted to host the 2024 Conference of the European Network of Islam and Esotericism. This year&#8217;s theme was &#8216;dreams and visions in Islam&#8217;. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/IMG_9935-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/IMG_9935-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/IMG_9935-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/IMG_9935-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/IMG_9935-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/IMG_9935.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Emily Selove opening the conference<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Drawing on recent scholarship on dreams, dreaming, and visions which employ distinct historical frameworks and comparative approaches, the conference drew together scholars from nearly a dozen countries. We considered theoretically as well as \u201ctextually\u201d new approaches and paradigms for provocative and occluded aspects within the esoteric traditions of Islam, whether from cultural studies, film and media studies, anthropology, philosophy, religious studies, or history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>You can read the full programme <a href=\"https:\/\/universityofexeteruk-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/e_selove_exeter_ac_uk\/_layouts\/15\/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fe%5Fselove%5Fexeter%5Fac%5Fuk%2FDocuments%2FAttachments%2FENSIE%20Conference%202024%2D2%2Epdf&amp;parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fe%5Fselove%5Fexeter%5Fac%5Fuk%2FDocuments%2FAttachments&amp;ct=1720793083355&amp;or=OWA-NT-Mail&amp;cid=43610019-2bbe-1686-f765-9b3e23ec479f&amp;ga=1&amp;LOF=1\">here<\/a>. Papers presented during this conference addressed themes and related topics including:<br>o Dreams in the Qur\u2019an and hadith and their commentaries<br>o Dreaming and visions in Sufi literature and thought<br>o The interpretation of dreams and visions<br>o The status of dreams and visions as sources of wisdom and<br>knowledge<br>o The relationship between prophecy and dreams\/visions<br>o The use of dreams and visions in ritual magic<br>o The realm of dreams as a borderland across which meanings are<br>conveyed<br>o Categorisation and hierarchies of dreams and dreamers<br>o The power of dreams to affect waking life, including healing<br>dream<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/IMG_9930-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/IMG_9930-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/IMG_9930-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/IMG_9930-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/IMG_9930-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2024\/07\/IMG_9930.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amina Inloes presenting on &#8216;Dreams in Twelver \nShi\u02bfi Hadith&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to everyone involved for a fantastic conference!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Centre for Magic and Esotericism at the University of Exeter was delighted to host the 2024 Conference of the European Network of Islam and Esotericism. 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