Making Doubt Impossible: Genealogy as Certain Knowledge in Eighteenth-Century Fez

Basic data for this talk

Type of talkscientific Talk
Name der VortragendenKraneiß, Natalie
Date of talk02/06/2026
Talk languageEnglish

Information about the event

Name of the eventPolymathy and Problem-Solving in the History of Islamic Knowledge
Event period02/06/2026 - 04/06/2026
Event locationGhent University
Event websitehttps://erc-know.ugent.be/en/problem-areas
Organised byERC Project "Polymathy and Interdisciplinarity in Premodern Islamic Epistemic Cultures (1200–1800 CE)"

Abstract

KeywordsGenealogy; Sharifian Genealogy; Prophetic Descent; sayyid; sharīf; epistemology; certainty

Speakers from the University of Münster

Kraneiß, Natalie