The full series consists of eight conferences in all, at which the authors will discuss the latest issues to be examined in the various fields of Andalusian studies: from language to history, literature, science, geography, works by travelers and philosophy, to the current projection of the ideas held about Al-Andalus is held in the Arab world. These eight conferences will provide us with an excellent overview of the current status of the most recent knowledge about the historical period of Al-Andalus.

SCHEDULE

- Thursday, May 18: “Al-Andalus, object of study,” by Juan Pedro Monferrer Sala (University of Cordoba).


Series coordinator:

Juan Pedro Monferrer Sala
Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Cordoba. He also holds a PhD in Semitic Philology and is a specialist on Islamic, Christian and Jewish language and literature, Semitic linguistics, the editing of manuscripts, text criticism and literary criticism. He heads many foreign and domestic research projects and is a member of different scientific committees: Graeco-Arabica, Islam and Christian Relations, al-Qantara, Studia Historica, Journal of Medieval and Islamic History, and others, as well as being a co-director of the journal Collectanea Christiana Orientalia.