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THE MUWASHSHAH CONFERENCE (No. 2)
Muwashshah, zajal, and the Early European lyric
Dancer
with musicians, ceiling painting, Cappella Palatina,
Palermo
VENUE: The Church
of St. Anthony the Abbot, Steri Monumental Complex,
Piazza
DATE: Thursday
25 and Friday 26 February 2027
REGISTRATION: Free
and open to the general public
WEBSITE: www.geocities.ws/muwashshah2027
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INTRODUCTION:
This will be the second in our
cycle of three conferences exploring the relationship between the poetics of
Early Europe and the poetry of Al-Andalus and the
Our conference is effectively
the seventh in a series looking at the history and development of Arabic and
Hebrew strophic poetry (tawshih). Previous
conferences included the
This two-day conference will
explore all aspects of these cultures from their earliest times to the present
day, but with a particular focus on
INVITATION
Papers are invited which
explore any of the following topics:
-- The general history and
enactment of muwashshah and zajal from the times of their origin down to the
present day.
-- Transmissions of forms, thematics, etc of Arabic and Hebrew poetics into Early
Europe.
-- The trans-Pyrenees
transmission of musical forms.
-- Relations of the Norman and Hohenstaufen courts with the cultures of North Africa and
the
-- The poetics of exile / diaspora in the medieval
-- The poetic and musical culture
of the Arabs and Jews of medieval
-- The poetics of the Sicilian
court of Federico II, setting them in their historical context.
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SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
If you wish to present a paper
at the conference, please send an ABSTRACT of not more than 200 words.
Please include the TITLE
of the paper and your NAME and INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION (if
any).
Please also include a brief BIO
/ CV of not more than 100 words.
Proposals should be sent by
e-mail to the conference organiser at the following
address:
PLEASE NOTE: The DEADLINE
for submissions is 30 September 2026. The final programme
will be confirmed on 15 November 2026.
Expressions of interest in
advance of that date are also welcome, since this helps in the general planning
process.
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Registration for the conference
is free, and is open to the general public. If you wish to register, or wish to
receive further details, write to the organiser at
the address above.
1. For the proceedings of the
2004 and 2020 SOAS Conferences, see:
https://www.geocities.ws/muwashshah2004/
https://www.geocities.ws/muwashshah2020/
https://www.geocities.ws/muwashshah2026
The conference is hosted by the
Università degli Studi di Palermo, and we
thank them for their hospitality.
The conference continues our
working relationship with the Higher Institute of Music at the
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