The Ghulāt and the making of early Shiʿi memory

Wed 11 Nov · Online

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11 Nov 2026 17:00 and end at 18:30 GMT Online Status Open The lecture will take place online via Zoom. It will start at 17:00 and end at 18:30 GMT. The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) will host an online lecture on 11 November 2026 as part of the Islamic History and Thought Lecture Series (IHTLS). Dariouche Kechavarzi (Institut Français d’Islamologie / École Pratique des Hautes Études) will examine the figure of the ghulāt and its role in shaping early Shiʿi memory and the construction of heresy and orthodoxy in Islam, with Dr Mushegh Asatryan (University of Calgary) serving as discussant.

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