History Department Public Events

Celebrate New Books in Medieval Studies by Mukhtar Ali, Mauro Nobili, and Gian Piero Persiani

Event Type

Festival/Celebration

Sponsor

Program in Medieval Studies, Centers for African Studies, East Asian & Pacific Studies, South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, History, Religion, East Asian Languages and Cultures

Location

Levis Faculty Center, 210

Date

Nov 12, 2025   5:00 - 7:00 pm  

Contact

Carol Symes

E-Mail

symes@illinois.edu

Join us for a festive reception to celebrate three new books published this fall! The authors will each offer brief remarks and there will be an informal Q&A about the research and writing process. All are welcome! 

Books being celebrated include: 

• The Chronicles of Two West African Kingdoms: The Tārīkh Ibn Al-Mukhtār of the Songhay Empire and the Tārīkh Al-Fattāsh of the Caliphate of Ḥamdallāhi by Mauro Nobili, Zachary V. Wright, H. Ali Diakité
• Inscriptions of Wisdom: The Sufism of Ibn al-ʿArabī in the Mirror of Jāmī by Mukhtar Ali
• Poets, Patrons, and the Public: Poetry as Cultural Phenomenon in Courtly Japan by Gian Piero Persiani