Johan Huizinga and Islamic History: Between Realism and Occasionalism

Date: Monday, 26 January Time: 7 pm - Amricani Cultural Centre Language: Arabic We invite you to attend the lecture, “Johan Huizinga and Islamic History: Between Realism and Occasionalism”, presented by Abdullah Issam Jassim Abdullah Al-Obaid. The lecture explores Johan Huizinga’s contribution to cultural history, focusing on his engagement with Eastern and Islamic history and his analysis of realism, while emphasizing the importance of occasionalism in understanding historical writing. Abdullah Issam Jassim Abdullah Al-Obaid is an Assistant Professor of History at Kuwait University, holding degrees from Kuwait University and the University of Exeter, with research interests in historiography, historical theory and methodology, and the relationship between political authority and Islamic historical writing.