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Séminaire « Monuments et documents de l’Afrique ancienne : recherches en cours en histoire, histoire de l’art et archéologie »
Séminaire coordonné par Claire Bosc-Tiessé, référente (directrice d’études, EHESS - directrice de recherche, CNRS/IMAF) et Anaïs Wion (directrice de recherche, CNRS/IMAF). Avec la collaboration de Marie-Laure Derat (CNRS/Orient & Méditerranée) et Amélie Chekroun (CNRS/IREMAM).
Périodicité : bimensuel, 1er, 3e, 5e vendredi, de 14h30 à 16h30, Campus Condorcet-Centre de colloques, salle 3.08, Aubervilliers et en visioconférence (lien Zoom envoyé sur demande à claire.bosc-tiesse[at]ehess.fr ; anais.wion[at]univ-paris1.fr).
Vendredi 5 décembre 2025
Raphael Michaeli (Université de Bergen), « A Textual Archaeology of Mawlid: Manuscripts, Early Print, and Oral Recitations ».
Mawlid is practiced extensively along the Swahili coast in small gatherings as well as larger events, with the most famous one being the Lamu Mawlid, which takes place annually during Rabiʿ al-Awwal. The term Mawlid refers to both a text and a religious social event. The text narrates the birth of the Prophet and sets the stage for a gathering of people who celebrate the appearance of Islam through the earthly birth of the Prophet. The presentation will attempt to introduce the history of Mawlid on the Swahili coast during the transition period from manuscript usage to print, utilizing a combination of textual evidence and oral recitations. The textual evidence covers the period from the late 18th century to the gradual adoption of printing in the second half of the 19th century and early 20th century. Oral recitations are supplemented by recordings made during current mawlid readings. What can we learn about textual changes through the performance and practice of the event ? Or what do we observe when comparing Mawlid manuscripts with early prints and recitations ? While some Mawlid traditions were lost in the transition to print, it appears that many poems and segments are preserved through the additional textual units that are continuously used in oral readings
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