Rosalia Schimmenti

PhD student - DREST

Research Topic

Grammar and Mysticism in Ibn 'Arabī: The Letters mīm, wāw and nūn as a Way of Knowledge and the Unity of Being.

Academic and professional training and experience

In 2020 she obtained a Master’s degree in Philosophical and Historical Sciences from the University of Palermo, with a thesis on Islamic philosophy entitled: Grammar and mysticism in Ibn 'Arabī, the letter wāw as a way of knowledge and the Oneness of Being. (Supervisor Prof. G. Roccaro).

In 2017, she graduated in Philosophy from the University of Palermo with a thesis on medieval philosophy entitled: Chords and dissonances on the harmony of Being, Meister Eckhart and Ibn 'Arabī. (Supervisor Prof. G. Roccaro).

Conferences, seminars and workshops

May 19 – 23, 2024, Beyond the Occult: The Science of Letters (ʿilm al-ḥurūf) and Sufi Qurʾānic Exegesis in Medieval Islam, VII International Congress of the European Academy of Religion 2024, Palermo.

May 13 – 21, 2023, I viaggi di Ibn ʿArabī da Murcia a Damasco: viaggi esteriori e percorso interiore, alla conferenza Il viaggio arabo-islamico tra luoghi e spiritualità, XII festival della Settimana delle Culture di Palermo, Palermo.