Subthemes (Disciplines)
History of Sufism: Konya's heritage of spiritual wisdom and Sufi orders along the line running from Bahâeddin Veled to Mevlânâ, and from Sadreddîn Konevî to the Mevlevî tradition; the formation of theoretical Sufism and the culture of the Sufi lodge.
Pious Foundations and Architecture: The medreses, complexes, and waqf institutions left behind by scholar-statesmen such as Celâleddin Karatay and Sâhib Ata Fahreddin Ali; the city's intellectual infrastructure built in stone and tile.
History of Medicine: The medical tradition, licensing (icâzet) system, and legacy of medical texts that took shape around Beyhekim Ekmeleddin Nahcuvânî and the Seljuk court physicians.
Language and Literature: The accumulated heritage of language and literature stretching from the early Anatolian Turkish that emerged with Hoca Ahmet Fakih's Çarhnâme to the Mesnevî and Veled Çelebi İzbudak.
Theology and Philosophy: Konya-centered intellectual and philosophical debates and scholarly influences, beginning with Kadı Sirâcüddîn Urmevî's authority in logic and kalām.
The Ahi Tradition, Labor, and Production: The guild organization, craft ethics, and culture of production that took shape around Ahi Evran and the futuwwa movement; the endowment economy and the social function of the imârets (public soup kitchens) in sustaining the city.
Urban History: Konya's social, cultural, and administrative transformation from Seljuk capital to the Republican era; the possibility of reading the city as a "spiritual memory."