His paper is entitled The ‘Corpus Bunianum’. A Survey and Analysis of Key MSS ascribed to Aḥmad b. ʿAlī al-Būnī (d. 622/1225).

Those interested in further details about the Conference may contact:

The Islamic Manuscript Association Ltd 

c/o 33 Trumpington Street 

Cambridge CB2 1QY 

United Kingdom

Fax: +44 1223 302 218

admin [at] islamicmanuscript [dot] org

]]> http://www.occultaislamica.com/2012/03/corpus-bunianum-lecture-cambridge-university-july-9th-to-11th-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.occultaislamica.com/2011/11/call-for-papers-studia-occulta-islamica-vol-i-no-1-al-buni/ http://www.occultaislamica.com/2011/11/call-for-papers-studia-occulta-islamica-vol-i-no-1-al-buni/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:00:19 +0000 john http://www.occultaislamica.com/?p=78 Studia Occulta Islamica: Vol. I, no. 1.

al-Buni Number

Call for Papers

Deadline for submissions: 24 May 2012 at 11:13 GMT (13:13 Cairo)

The Societas Occulta Islamica is pleased to announce the launching of its journal: Studia Occulta Islamica.

The inaugural issue will be devoted to the premier Occult Sage of Islamicate Civilization, Abū-l-‘Abbas Aḥmad ibn ‘Ali ibn Yūsuf al-Qurashī al-Būnī (d. 622 H / 1225 CE at Cairo) and his formidable oeuvre, which has been aptly termed the ‘Corpus Būnīanum’ by Jan Just Witkam. Without doubt the most distinguished work of the Corpus Būnīanum is the celebrated Shams al-Ma‘ārif al-Kubrā (The Great Sun of Knowledge) which will be the principal work of focus in the first issue of Studia Occulta Islamica.

Papers in the following areas are welcome from all scholars affiliated or otherwise:

1. The Divine names in the Corpus Bunianum
2. Manuscript studies of works ascribed to al-Buni
3. Angelology and demonology in the Corpus
4. The art and sciences of amulets and talismans
5. Astrological and celestial symbolism in the Corpus
6. Cosmology in the Corpus
7. Alchemical symbolism in the Corpus
8. ‘Ilm al-Jafr
9. Arithmology in the Corpus
10. Biographical and historical studies of al-Buni
11. Source-critical studies in the Corpus

Submissions will be accepted in English, Arabic, Persian, and Japanese.

Please refer to: ‘Guidelines for Contributors’.

The electronic publication of the Buni number is projected to occur on 1 September 2012 14:33 GMT (16:23 Cairo). Print copies may be made available on demand after this time as well.

The lecture will be held in Lecture Hall P071 in the HUSS Building on the New Cairo Campus of the American University in Cairo.

This lecture is open to the public. Picture ID must be provided upon arrival at the university.

The talk is being sponsored by the Arabic Literature and Islamic Studies Unit in the Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations.