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My academic interests are exegesis of the Qur'an and its historical development, and the mystical theories of Sufis(Mystics) in the early Islam, and re-examination of the concept "mysticism" in Religious Studies. 現在の学術的関心は、クルアーン解釈とその思想的展開、初期イスラームにおけるスーフィー(神秘家)たちの神秘的理論、さらに宗教学における「神秘主義」概念の再考です。

Monday, March 14, 2011

Towns vanish, thousands die – but a nation begins its fightback

This title is on the front page in news paper of the Independent.
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Three days ago, my living town, Sendai in Tohoku, had catastrophic earthquake. Tsunami struck our nations and many people. They lost their houses and family's lives, even their own lives. Furthermore, fire burned all the houses.

Some of my friends don't still respond to me, and other friends are living in shelters.
Suddenly, earthquake and tsunami attacked us.

My house and department also hit the earthquake. I won't continue my studying from next month.

But from now on, we begin fightback to be restored.

がんばれ日本。がんばれ東北。
Don't give up Japan. Don't give up Tohoku.

ハーバード大学滞在報告/Report of Staying at Harvard University (Aug 2016 - Jan 2017)

年度末となりました。久しぶりの更新となりましたが、昨年8月末から1月初旬までアメリカへ再び渡航し、今年の2月はトルコに滞在しておりました。何だか少し遠い昔のことのように感じますが、滞在報告を記しておきます。 私が滞在していたのは、ハーバード大学神学大学院に併設されている世界...