The
Societas Occulta Islamica is pleased to announce the launching of its
journal: Studia Occulta Islamica. Its inaugural issue will be devoted to
the premier Occult Sage of Islamicate Civilization, Shihab al-Din Abu
al-’Abbas Ahmad ibn ‘Ali ibn Yusuf al-Qurashi al-Buni (d. 622 H / 1225
CE at Cairo) and his formidable oeuvre, which has been aptly termed the
‘Corpus Bunianm’ by Jan Just Wikam. Without doubt the most distinguished
work of the Corpus Bunianum is the celebrated Shams al-Ma‘arif al-Kubra
(The Great Sun of Knowledge) which will be the principal work of focus
in the premier issue of Studia Occulta Islamica. Future numbers of the
journal will investigate the Divine Names, ‘Ilm al-Jafr, Astrology,
Alchemy, ‘Magic Squares’, et cetera…
Papers in the following areas are welcome from all scholars affiliated or otherwise:
The Divine names in the Corpus Bunianum
Manuscript studies of works ascribed to al-Buni
Angelology and demonology in the Corpus
The art and sciences of amulets and talismans
Astrological and celestial symbolism in the Corpus
Cosmology in the Corpus
Alchemical symbolism in the Corpus
‘Ilm al-Jafr
Arithmology in the Corpus
Biographical and historical studies of al-Buni
Source-critical studies in the Corpus
Submissions will be accepted in English, Arabic, Persian, and Japanese.
