Doing God: New Perspectives in Medieval Studies
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Jul 12, 2023
from 12:00 PM to 02:00 PM |
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| Where | Max-Kade-Auditorium 2 (alte Universität) |
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„Divine Hunger: Islamic Ethics and Zanjī Cannibalism“
The talk will explore how cannibalism pushed the boundaries and norms of Islamic civilization. Presenting new evidence from Fatimid maps of Africa and Persian literary manuscripts, it will illuminate the Southeast African perspective on these practices as well as the way in which, in some cases, Muslim writers seemed to recognize cannibalism in warfare as evidence of moral commitment and nobility.
Kristina Richardson's research focuses on premodern non-elite Arab history, particularly people with disabilities, users of sign language, Romani groups (ghurabā’), craftspeople, and enslaved laborers and entertainers. She is the author of two monographs: Difference and Disability in the Medieval Islamic World: Blighted Bodies (Edinburgh, 2012) and Roma in the Medieval Islamic Word: Literacy, Culture and Migration (I.B. Tauris, 2022). For this latest book she was awarded the prestigious 2022 Dan David Prize, the largest history award in the world, and the 2023 Monica H. Green Prize for Distinguished Medieval Research.
