THE INSTITUTE OF MALAYSIAN AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (IKMAS)UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA
Cordially invites you to SIRI SEMINAR IKMAS
The Case forISLAMO-CHRISTIAN CIVILIZATION
By:RICHARD W. BULLIET, Columbia University
Date/Venue: 14 February 2006 (Tuesday),
2.30 pm-4.30 pm
IKMAS Seminar Room,Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi
Abstract
Contrary to the "clash of civilizations" theory put forward by SamuelHuntington, the idea of "Islamo-Christian" civilization grows out of manycenturies of historical interaction, cross-fertilization, and sharedexperience between the Christian West and the Middle East and NorthAfrica.The current discord between Islam and the West conceals but does not erasetheir sibling relationship. Cultural traits that Islamophobes deplore allhave parallels in the West, and vice versa. Finding a way to navigatetoday's controversies depends on a deeper understanding of the past.Biographical SketchRichard W. Bulliet is Professor of History at Columbia University in NewYork City. He has been studying Muslim societies and the Middle East formore than forty years and is the author of numerous books and articles.Twoof his books relevant to the present seminar are The Case forIslamo-Christian Civilization (2004) and Islam: The View from the Edge(1993). His current research takes a new approach to the economic andcultural history of Iran in the early Islamic centuries.
All Are Invited(For further information please call 8921-3205/4169 or 8921-3625)
Cordially invites you to SIRI SEMINAR IKMAS
The Case forISLAMO-CHRISTIAN CIVILIZATION
By:RICHARD W. BULLIET, Columbia University
Date/Venue: 14 February 2006 (Tuesday),
2.30 pm-4.30 pm
IKMAS Seminar Room,Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi
Abstract
Contrary to the "clash of civilizations" theory put forward by SamuelHuntington, the idea of "Islamo-Christian" civilization grows out of manycenturies of historical interaction, cross-fertilization, and sharedexperience between the Christian West and the Middle East and NorthAfrica.The current discord between Islam and the West conceals but does not erasetheir sibling relationship. Cultural traits that Islamophobes deplore allhave parallels in the West, and vice versa. Finding a way to navigatetoday's controversies depends on a deeper understanding of the past.Biographical SketchRichard W. Bulliet is Professor of History at Columbia University in NewYork City. He has been studying Muslim societies and the Middle East formore than forty years and is the author of numerous books and articles.Twoof his books relevant to the present seminar are The Case forIslamo-Christian Civilization (2004) and Islam: The View from the Edge(1993). His current research takes a new approach to the economic andcultural history of Iran in the early Islamic centuries.
All Are Invited(For further information please call 8921-3205/4169 or 8921-3625)
