A Memorial Evening to Mark the Tenth Anniversary of the Death of Prof. David Ayalon
(1914-1998)
Took place on Wednesday, 17 December 2008, at 19:00 at the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Date & Time: 17/12/2008
Location: Albert Einstein Square
43 Jabotinsky St.
Jerusalem
Reception 18:30
Opening greetings
Prof. Sara Stroumsa, Rector, the Hebrew University
Prof. Menahem Yaari, President, Israeli Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Prof. Moshe Sharon (Hebrew University)
“David Ayalon: Scholar, Teacher and Friend”
Keynote LectureProf. Bernard Lewis (Princeton University)
“Approaches to Middle Eastern History”
Chair: Prof. Reuven Amitai, Director, the Institute of Asian and African Studies, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The evening was held with the generous support of the Mordechai and Ruth Abir Fund.
International Workshop in Memory of Prof. David Ayalon (1914-1998)
“The Origins and Early Nature of Military Slavery in the Islamic World”
Thursday, 18 December 2008
The Abba Eban Conference Room
The Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus Campus
Morning Session 9:00-12:30
Chair: Michal Biran (Hebrew University)
Amikam Elad (Hebrew University) - “Shakiriyya in the early Islamic period until the reign of al-Mu"tasim (218/833-227/842) according to Arabic sources”
Jacob Lassner (Northwestern University, Illinois, USA) - “Structural Imbalances in the Islamic State: The Introduction of Slave Units in the Imperial Army”
John Turner (Colby College, Maine, USA) - “The Death of "Abbas b. al-Ma’mun and a Thwarted coup d’etat”
Matthew Gordon (Miami University, Ohio, USA) - “The Second Generation Samarran Turks: the Career of Ahmad ibn Tulun”
Afternoon Session 14:00-17:30
Chair: Reuven Amitai (Hebrew University)
Etienne de la Vaissière (CNRS, France) - “The Origins of the Mamluk System as Seen from Central Asia”
Deborah G. Tor (Bar Ilan University) - “The Limitations of the Military Slave System in the Persianate Dynastic Period”
Yehoshua Frenkel (University of Haifa) - “Mamluks ahead of the Mamluk Sultanate: A Short Review of Military Slavery in the Fertile Crescent”
Yaacov Lev (Bar Ilan University) - “Military Slavery in the North African and Egyptian Context, 9th-12th Centuries”
Organizing committee: Reuven Amitai, Michal Biran, Amikam Elad, Yohanan Friedmann
This workshop is held with the kind and generous support of the Mordechai and Ruth Abir Fund, and the assistance of the Conference Committee of the Hebrew University.
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