The Sixth Perso-Indica Workshop “Muslim encounters with yogis in South Asia and beyond” — EHESS Marseille, 27 November 2025
Morning session: South Asian Encounters, 10.00–12.30, salle B.
10.00: Introduction by the organisers,
Chair: Carmen Spiers (Aix-Marseille Université)
10.05–11.05: Jason Birch (SOAS-EHESS), “Yogi-Sufi Interactions: The Textual Evidence for Cross-pollination”
11.05–11.25: Coffee-break
11.25–12.25: Raffaello De León-Jones Diani (EHESS-CESAH) “Muḥammad ibn Tuġluq and the yogis: courtly engagements and cultural exchanges in 14th century South Asia”
12.30–14.00: Lunch break
Afternoon session: Beyond South Asia, 14.00–18.00, salle C
Chair: Damien Carriere (Aix-Marseille Université)
14.00–15.00: Alberto Fabio Ambrosio (Luxembourg School of Religion & Society, Luxembourg), “Yogic Practices and Spiritualism in Ottoman Sufism”
15.00–16.00: Fabrizio Speziale (EHESS-CESAH), “From criminals to landowners: the Rāwal yogis in the age of transoceanic travels (1860s–1890s)”
16.00–16.20: Coffee-break
16.20–17.20: Workshop, Jason Birch, “Reading a Yogāsana in Sanskrit.”
17.20–18.00: General discussion
Organizers: Raffaello De León-Jones Diani (EHESS-CESAH) and Fabrizio Speziale (EHESS-CESAH).
With the support of: Centre de recherche sur les circulations, les liens et les échanges (CeRCLEs) – Centre d’études sud-asiatiques et himalayennes (CESAH).
Location and info
27 November 2025
École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales/School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Centre de la Vieille Charité, 2 rue de la Charité, Marseille, rooms B and C.
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