Thom Sicking
Born in the Netherlands in 1940, Thom Sicking, SJ, is a member of the Centre for Research in Religious Sciences (CRSR) of the Faculty of Religious Sciences at Saint Joseph University in Beirut (USJ). A doctor of sociology, he previously directed the Centre for the Study and Interpretation of the Religious Fact (CEDIFR), now integrated into the CRSR, and was Dean of the Faculty of Religious Sciences. He is a member of the editorial board of the journal Proche-Orient Chrétien.
His research focuses on the sociology and anthropology of religion. His current work is entitled « The ambiguity of the religious phenomenon in the Near East », a subject to which he is devoting a book in preparation.
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Les lieux de culte de Beyrouth et de sa proche banlieue
- Thom Sicking
- Rita Zaarour
- Jocelyne Adjizian-Gerard
Thom Sicking, avec la collaboration de Jocelyne Gérard Adjizian, Nada Badaro Saliba et Rita Zaarour. Ouvrage publié dans le cadre du groupe de recherche : “Le fait religieux dans un contexte ...
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Religion and Territories (Proceedings of the international colloquium organised by the Centre for the Study and Interpretation of Religious Fact, USJ, Beyrouth)
- Thom Sicking
- Houda Kassatly
- Nour Farra Haddad
Proceedings of the international colloquium organised by the Centre for the Study and Interpretation of Religious Fact of the Faculty of Religious Sciences of the USJ. (10-11 February 2017) Publish...
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Proche Orient Chrétien N°67 – Al Azhar Declaration (2017)
- Thom Sicking
Tome 67 de la revue fondée par les Pères blancs en 1965 et éditée depuis 2005 par l’Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth. Il est possible de lire en ligne les éléments suivants en cliquant sur...
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Female figures of holiness, Muslim and Christian, in the MENA region
- Thom Sicking
Actes du colloque du centre d’études et d’interprétation du fait religieux, Université Saint Joseph, 20-21 février 2015. Sommaire Afrique du Nord : Nelly Amri : Entre Orient et Occciden...
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On Interreligious Dialogue
- Thom Sicking
Abstract : To be able to speak seriously about interreligious dialogue, we must first clarify what is meant by religion. It is necessary to distinguish “religious tradition”, “religious institution...
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Religions. Between universality and particularity.
- Thom Sicking
Conference of the Centre for Study and Interpretation of Religious Facts, Saint Joseph University of Beirut. February 27-28, 2014. Contents 1. Thom SICKING Présentation du colloque 2. Antoine FLE...
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Religious Spaces in Lebanon
- Thom Sicking
Extracts from the foreword by Louis Boisset s.j., Holder of the Unesco Chair of Comparative Studies of Religions, Mediation and Dialogue, USJ and Honorary Dean of the Faculty of Religious Sciences ...
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Anthropology of Religions
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Experiencing a Mosque Through Photography: Islam As an Ordinary Religion
- Guillaume Chatagny
Abstract Published in 2021 in Visual Ethnography (vol. 10, no. 2) under the title "Experiencing a Mosque Through Photography: Islam As an Ordinary Religion", this article by Guillaume Chatagny, ...
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Les Affranchis. Des dérives religieuses dans le judaïsme, le christianisme et l’islam
- Roberta Collu Moran
Les Affranchis. Des dérives religieuses dans le judaïsme, le christianisme et l’islam (Le Passeur, 2020) offers an anthropological reading of religious excesses and radicalisation within the ...
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A Fragrant Spiritual Heritage. Some Considerations on Perfumes in Islam
- Ida Zilio-Grandi
Abstract Published in volume 20 (2025) of Quaderni di Studi Arabi, this article by Ida Zilio-Grandi (Ca' Foscari University of Venice) revisits a constant of Islamic history that has attracted r...
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Photographing Ordinary Islam
- Guillaume Chatagny
What does Islam concretely look like within a Muslim association? This is the question addressed by sociologist Guillaume Chatagny in this book, based on fieldwork conducted between 2017 and 2021 w...
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Religious Tourism and Sustainability in the MENA Region
- Antonio Angelucci
Edited by Antonio Angelucci, Flavia Cortelezzi and Alessandro Cupri (Ledizioni, 2025), this volume offers a theoretical and methodological framework for religious tourism, a continuously expanding ...
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“An Anthropology of Imamite Love among Iranian Believers”, by Sepideh Parsapajouh
- Sepideh Parsapajouh
In the volume honouring the Islamic-studies scholar Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi, De la lettre à l'esprit (eds. Orkhan Mir-Kasimov and Mathieu Terrier, Brepols, 2025), Sepideh Parsapajouh, an anthropol...
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Women, Agency and Religion: Social and Legal Issues in the Mediterranean Public Space
- Leïla Tauil
On the two Mediterranean shores, women’s agency is articulated by new social and legal actors who face the religious factor both as an asset and as a hindrance. This book explores how female ...
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What does the reformation of religion mean?
Lecture given by Mohamed El Haddad as part of the Anawati Chair at the Dominican Institute of Oriental Studies in Cairo. Summary Plural Mohamed El Haddad presents his conception of religious re...