Art, Aesthetics and Islamic Mysticism

During the 20th/21st centuries, Islamic mysticism, or Sufism, spread extensively throughout Western society. Today's Sufis, whilst still practicing the traditional arts, also express themselves through plastic and visual arts, performing arts, architecture, music and other forms of artistic conceptualizations. This conference will focus on the aesthetic engagement of contemporary artists with Sufi practices, rituals, and discourses in a two-day international interdisciplinary online conference.