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Colloque “Islam et Coran en contextes colonial, anticolonial et post-colonial dans le Maghreb (XIXe-XXe s.)”

Tunis, 13-14 février 2025 Lieux : l'Institut de recherche sur le Maghreb contemporain (IRMC) et la…

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Call for paper “Religion and multilingualism: disseminating the Qur’an and Islamic literature in European and Asian societies”

The International conference on “Religion and multilingualism: disseminating the Qur’an and Islamic literature in European and…

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Exhibition The European Qurʾān in Weltmuseum Wien

Exhibition The European Qurʾān in Weltmuseum Wien

The European Qurʾān 18 September 2024 to 24 August 2025 Weltmuseum Wien What role does the…

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EuQu Book Presentation “The Qur’an in Rome” Federico Stella and Roberto Tottoli

EuQu Book Presentation “The Qur’an in Rome” Federico Stella and Roberto Tottoli

THE QUR'AN IN ROME Edited by Federico Stella and Roberto Tottoli – Ed. De Gruyter Tuesday…

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New Research Article “The Enlightenment prophet: Muhammad in early modern Europe” by John Tolan

Abstract This article examines the place of Islam in the intellectual history of the European Enlightenment.…

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Call for Proposals for a Workshop “Cooperations across religious and ethnic boundaries in the study of the Qurʾan”

Framework: The ERC synergy project the European Qur’an (EuQu) Venue and time: University of Amsterdam, 6-7…

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Conference: “Recited Ink: Written Representations of the Oral Aspects of the Qur’ān”

Conference: “Recited Ink: Written Representations of the Oral Aspects of the Qur’ān”

Place: Naples, Università l’Orientale di Napoli Dates: 21 May 2024 The word Qur’ān primarily indicates recitation.…

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Specialisation course to Aljamiado-Morisco texts

Specialisation course to Aljamiado-Morisco texts

"Writings in Morisco script. Introduction to aljamiado-Morisco texts" (in Spanish). Organised by the Seminario de Estudios…

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Dissertation “The theological lexicon of Ludovico Marracci (1612-1700). Translator of the Qur’an into Latin”

We are very happy to announce that on 3 April 2024, Loriana Salierno defended her PhD…

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New articles from researchers from EuQu in “Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History”

Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History Volume 21. South-western Europe (1800-1914) Series: The History of Christian-Muslim Relations, Volume:…

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New Publication “European Muslims and the Qur’an”

European Muslims and the Qur’an Practices of Translation, Interpretation, and Commodification Edited by: Gulnaz Sibgatullina and…

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Publication New Article by Jan Loop

14 Hiob Ludolf, the Qurʾan, and the History of Writing In: Hiob Ludolf and Johann Michael…

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New Publication by Jan Loop “Travellers in Disguise – Europeans in Mecca and Medina (1500 – 1930)”

The Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage Essays in Honour of Nasser David Khalili Edited by…

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New Publication EuQu in Journal of Qur’anic Studies

Journal of Qur'anic Studies Researchers from the project EuQu, Dr Sara Fani (L'Orientale di Napoli) Dr…

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New Publication – Paul Shore “A Baroque Jesuit’s Encounter with the Qur’an.”

New Publication – Paul Shore “A Baroque Jesuit’s Encounter with the Qur’an.”

Paul Shore A Baroque Jesuit’s Encounter with the Qur’an. An Examination of Ignazio Lomellini’s, S. J.,…

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International Congress “Christian Readings of Muslim Exegetical Sources in Interreligious Perspective”

15-16 November 2023, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sala de Graus de la Facultat de Lletres Organized…

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Philology and Religious Encounter in Medieval and Early Modern Times

Philology and Religious Encounter in Medieval and Early Modern Times

International Conference University of Copenhagen Faculty of Theology 9 – 11 October 2023 At this conference…

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Programme ERC : un événement autour des talents des Pays de la Loire

Programme ERC : un événement autour des talents des Pays de la Loire

Le 10 mai 2023 Campus Centre Loire Bâtiment BIAS 2, amphithéâtre C 10, rue Bias -…

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Conference “What is the European Qur’ān? Definitions, descriptions, representations (12th-19th c.)”

Conference “What is the European Qur’ān? Definitions, descriptions, representations (12th-19th c.)”

Nantes, 11-12 May 2023 Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Ange Guépin The Nantes Université researchers of…

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EuQu International Workshop ” Cataloguing Multilingual Manuscripts by the Examples of European Qurans and Tafsirs”

EuQu International Workshop ” Cataloguing Multilingual Manuscripts by the Examples of European Qurans and Tafsirs”

26-27 April 2023 Naples – Italy Katarzyna K. Starczewska, Post-Doc Researcher at the EuQu Project (ERC…

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Séminaire du CRHIA #1 : “Les crises religieuses”

Séminaire du CRHIA #1 : “Les crises religieuses”

Le 20 octobre 2022 de 10:00 à 16:45 Campus Tertre Amphi 4 Bâtiment Censive Nantes Université…

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Colloque « Usages du passé et imaginaire politique dans la littérature bourguignonne »

Colloque « Usages du passé et imaginaire politique dans la littérature bourguignonne »

Du 19 au 21 octobre 2022 Centre Universitaire du musé Boulogne-sur-mer Organisé par l’Université littorale Côte…

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Call for papers: What is the European Qur’ān?

ERC EuQu, Nantes, 11-12 May 2023 (deadline for the submission of proposals: 24 October 2022) The…

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The University of Chicago to award Professor Mercedes Garcia Arenal

Honorary degree in recognition of her significant contribution to her field of study.   On the…

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Summer School “The Qur’an in inter-Christian polemic” June 2022

14-17 June 2022 Nantes, Maison des Sciences de l’Homme Ange Guépin 5 allée Jacques Berque, 44021…

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Conference “The Propaganda Fide and Filippo Guadagnoli’s Arabic Refutations of the Quran, 1637 and 1649”

By Nabil Matar, Professor of English, University of Minnesota Tuesday 14th of June 2022 6pm-8pm IEA…

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Publication “Nouvelle histoire de l’islam” de John Tolan

Le dernier livre de John Tolan vient de paraitre (5 mai 2022) : Nouvelle histoire de…

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Programme 2021-2022 (second semestre) du séminaire Prométhéd – Problèmes et méthodes de l’édition des textes médiévaux

Programme 2021-2022 (second semestre) du séminaire Prométhéd – Problèmes et méthodes de l’édition des textes médiévaux

Pour ce second semestre, la première séance du séminaire Prométhéd sera assurée par Irene Reginato, post-doctorante…

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International Workshop – The Holy Book of the Ishmaelites in the World of Eastern Christianity

International Workshop – The Holy Book of the Ishmaelites in the World of Eastern Christianity

May 11-12, 2022   |   University of Copenhagen The Holy Book of the Ishmaelites was the name…

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Summer School “The Qur’an in inter-Christian polemic” June 2022

Summer School “The Qur’an in inter-Christian polemic” June 2022

14-17 June 2022 Nantes, Maison des Sciences de l’Homme Ange Guépin 5 allée Jacques Berque, 44021…

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Interview with Mercedes García-Arenal – PI of ‘The European Qur’an’

Video about our ERC project 5 minutes to understand our ERC Synergy Grant project "The European…

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Webinar “The European Qur’ān: The Qur’ān in European Religious and Cultural History”

Webinar “The European Qur’ān: The Qur’ān in European Religious and Cultural History”

February 10, 2021 on Zoom Near Eastern Studies Lecture, The European Qur’ān: The Qur’ān in European…

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Video conference by John Tolan

Video conference by John Tolan

La conférence "Le Coran de Napoléon" (jeudi 7 janvier 2021) du Professeur John Tolan est en…

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ACMES panel on Sharia, Justice and Legal Order

ACMES panel on Sharia, Justice and Legal Order

In celebration of the publication of: Sharia, Justice and Legal Order Egyptian and Islamic Law: Selected…

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Interview with John Tolan about his book ‘Faces of Muhammad’

Interview with John Tolan about his book ‘Faces of Muhammad’

 Listen to the podcast of the New Books Network - Nov 6, 2020 Faces of…

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Table ronde « Quelques réflexions autour du Coran des historiens »

Table ronde « Quelques réflexions autour du Coran des historiens »

Mardi 9 février 2021 à 18h Lieu Unique à Nantes - France /// Table ronde proposée…

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Webinar 2: Recognizing Religion(s): The Cultural Dynamics of Religious Encounters and Interactions in Historical Perspective

Webinar 2: Recognizing Religion(s): The Cultural Dynamics of Religious Encounters and Interactions in Historical Perspective

Webinar on "Forms of Religious Recognition in Early Modern Iberia and the Ottoman Empire" Timings: Abu Dhabi…

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Current Issues with John Tolan

Current Issues with John Tolan

John Tolan (Université de Nantes, France) gave a lecture on the 2nd of November 2020 on…

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Tribune de John Tolan dans Le Monde « Voltaire, premier islamo-gauchiste de l’histoire ? »

Tribune de John Tolan dans Le Monde « Voltaire, premier islamo-gauchiste de l’histoire ? »

[caption id="attachment_2284" align="aligncenter" width="300"] FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP[/caption] Tribune publiée dans Le Monde le 10 octobre…

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John Tolan becomes associate fellow of the IAS-Nantes

John Tolan becomes associate fellow of the IAS-Nantes

The Nantes Institute for Advanced Study has the honour to announce the nomination of a new…

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Lecture with John Tolan. Rethinking the Dhimma System: Comparative Perspectives in Legal History

Lecture with John Tolan. Rethinking the Dhimma System: Comparative Perspectives in Legal History

Mellon Minorities in the Middle East series Friday, October 9, 2020 10:00 AM (Pacific Time) Live…

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Roberto Tottoli new rector of the University of Naples L’Orientale

Roberto Tottoli new rector of the University of Naples L’Orientale

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Recognizing Religion(s): The Cultural Dynamics of Religious Encounters and Interactions in Historical Perspective

Recognizing Religion(s): The Cultural Dynamics of Religious Encounters and Interactions in Historical Perspective

Fall 2020 Webinars: These are the first of a series of online seminars that will explore…

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Podcast Euradionantes avec John Tolan “La place de l’islam en Europe au Moyen Age”

Podcast Euradionantes avec John Tolan “La place de l’islam en Europe au Moyen Age”

Pour écouter le podcast : http://euradio.fr/2020/02/10/la-place-de-lislam-en-europe-au-moyen-age-les-voies-de-lhistoire/ Le Coran Européen : l’étude du Texte Sacré de l’Islam…

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L’Alcoran. Comment l’Europe a découvert le Coran

L’Alcoran. Comment l’Europe a découvert le Coran

L’historien Olivier Hanne est venu sur France culture présenter l'histoire de la réception du Coran en…

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Le Coran des Historiens

Le Coran des Historiens

Coran : le regard des historiens Comment l'interprétation des textes coraniques a-t-elle changé au cours du…

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Postdoctoral positions with all EuQu partner universities – closing date: 4 March 20

Postdoctoral positions with all EuQu partner universities – closing date: 4 March 20

General call for applications University of Kent (UK) advertisement

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Doctoral Scholarships with all EuQu partner Universities – closing date: 1 March 20

Fully funded scholarships -  general call for applications Fully funded scholarships at the University of Kent…

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New Publication: In Search of Chronology: Narratives of Qur’anic Evolution in Western Academia

In Search of Chronology: Narratives of Qur’anic Evolution in Western Academia Author(s): Emmanuelle Stefanidis Publication date…

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Exposition « Le Coran, des histoires européennes (XIIe-XXIe siècles) » Nantes 2025

17 mai - 31 août 2025 Bibliothèque municipale de Nantes (Médiathèque Jacques Demy) Le programme européen…

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Exposition « Le Coran vu d’ailleurs » Tunis 2025

14 février - 31 mai 2025 Bibliothèque Nationale de Tunis Le programme européen de recherche ERC…

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Seminar: European Printing in Non-Latin Scripts

The 2024 CERL Annual Seminar will take place in Rome, National Central Library, on 23 October…

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Jornadas Internacionales “Relaciones interconfesionales en la península Ibérica”

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CALL FOR PAPERS International Conference on Interdisciplinary Qur’anic Studies

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Nouvelle publication de Florence Ninitte – Revue Romania

Romania. Tome 142, 2024. Fascicules 565-566 Sous la direction scientifique de Sylvie LEFÈVRE, Jean-René VALETTE Romania…

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Lecture by John Tolan “Tracking the Qur’an in European Culture”

Lecture by John Tolan “Tracking the Qur’an in European Culture”

Thursday, October 10, 2024, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm John Tolan, Professor of History at Nantes…

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Chercheurs à la BU Nantes Université

Marie Bossaert, Alain Messaoudi, Margo Stemmelin et John Tolan présentent : Le 03 octobre 2024 de…

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EuQu New Publication Jan Loop, Paul Babinski and Asaph Ben-Tov

Volume 9 (2024): Issue 3 (Sep 2024): Special Issue: The Turkish Wars and the Study of…

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The Qur’an in Europe, a European Qur’an: Translating Islamic Scripture in Europe

Roberto Tottoli, Rector of the Università di Napoli l’Orientale and PI of the ERC EuQu Project…

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Roberto Tottoli Conference “The Qur’an in European History and reception”

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New Publication Juan de Segovia and the Qur’an

Juan de Segovia and the Qur’an Converting the Muslims in Fifteenth-Century Europe Davide Scotto Volume 9…

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Roberto Tottoli ‘Beyond Orientalism: Islamic Studies In The West Today And Future Perspectives

Professor Roberto Tottoli has been invited at The University IBA of Karachi to talk about the…

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New Publication from Davide Scotto, post-doc researcher from the ERC Project ‘The European Qur’an’

Riccoldo da Monte di Croce (†1320): Missionary to the Near East and Expert on Islam https://doi.org/10.62077/35j8k4…

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New publication: Behind the Story: Ethical Readings of Qurʾānic Narratives

  ما وراء الحكاية: دراسات أخلاقية في القصة القرآنية Series:  Studies in Islamic Ethics, Volume: 6…

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EuQu Exhibition The European Qur’ān at Weltmuseum Wien

La première exposition du projet ERC 'The European Qur'an' (EuQu) aura lieu au Weltmuseum à Vienne…

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A Word Across Languages: How Qur’an Translations Shaped Civilization in World History

Two day conference and a seminar UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Indonesia Dates : 2-3 July 2024…

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Summer School Arcipelaghi “Leggere Mediterranea”

Università L’Orientale Napoli Parco di Porto Conte (Alghero) 11-13 Luglio 2024 Read the program : https://mediterranea.editorisardi.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-mediterranea-ss-archivi.pdf

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Roberta Morosini “Dante, Moses and the Book of Islam”

Dante, Moses and the Book of Islam Visualizing the Qur’an, from Byzantium to Filippino Lippi’s Adoration…

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Dissertation “Levinus Warner and Islamic Literature” by Kentaro Inagaki

We are very happy to announce that on 30 May 2024, Kentaro Inagaki successfully defended his…

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Lecture “The Qur’an in Europe, a European Qur’an: A History of Reading, Translation, Polemical Confrontation & Scholarly Appreciation”

The Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies 1 and the Institute of Iranian Studies at the…

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The Materiality of Pious Texts: The Qur’an and Devotional Manuscripts

The Materiality of Pious Texts: The Qur’an and Devotional Manuscripts

The Materiality of Pious Texts: The Qur’an and Devotional Manuscripts 1 Alya KARAME, Umberto BONGIANINO 24…

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Encyclopaedia of the Qur’ān Online

The Encylopaedia of Qur'an on line has just published the 2024 supplement in which several articles…

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The Qur’anic text in medieval Christian Arabic authors

Bishara Ebeid, prof. at Ca’Foscari, University of Venice Casa Árabe presenta una nueva edición del ciclo…

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Conferencia: Languages of Islam and Christianity in post Soviet Russia.

Dr. Gulnaz Sibgatullina (Univ. of Amsterdam) Presenta: Adrián Rodríguez Iglesias (ILC CSIC) Organiza: Juan Pablo Arias…

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Workshop Al crocevia di tre mondi. Il “Corano di Flavio Mitridate”

EuQu Workshop Al crocevia di tre mondi. Il "Corano di Flavio Mitridate" (ms.Vat.Ebr.357, fol.51r-156r) e lo…

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Nueva publicación John Tolan “Lecturas del Corán en la Europa latina (siglos XII-XVI)”

Lecturas del Corán en la Europa latina (siglos XII-XVI) John Tolan Universidad de Nantes Palabras clave:…

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Call for papers: The “Excluded Third” in the Co-Production of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

The European Project ERC Synergy Grant “The European Qur’an” (EuQu) is organizing in cooperation with its…

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New Publication! The Qur’an in Rome

The Qur’an in Rome Manuscripts, Translations, and the Study of Islam in Early Modern Catholicism Edited…

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Conférence Mahomet l’Européen

Le jeudi 7  mars 2024 Université  internationale de Rabat - Maroc De 15h à 17h  …

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Journée d’étude – Journées d’étude du Mé’doc

28 et 29 février 2024 UCLouvain – Salle Ladrière L'un des doctorants du projet européen ERC…

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Conférence : Mohammed du protestantisme aux lumières : une aventure européenne de l’Islam

Le 21 février 2024 à 19h à La Sorbonne L'association EMIN organise une conférence autour de…

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5th session Orality and Written Textuality Reading Group

Room 213, Jackman Humanities Building. Wednesday 14 February 2024 16:30 – 18:00 10:30 11 4 5…

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Conférence “La figure du prophète de l’islam, Muhammad, de l’Orient à l’Occident”

DITIB France organise une conférence sur le thème de “la figure du prophète de l’islam, Muhammad,…

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Conférence “Le Coran est l’Islam, le Coran et l’Islam. Perceptions concurrentes dans la littérature de voyage (fin XVe – XVIIe siècles)”

Dans le cadre du cycle de conférences "Voyages" organisé par le Centre d'Etudes sur le Moyen âge…

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Journée d’étude “La traduction du Noble Coran”

La Grande Mosquée de Paris organise une journée d'étude sur la traduction du Noble Coran le…

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Lecture by John Tolan : “The Qur’an in European Culture, 12th-18th Centuries”

A public lecture delivered by Professor John Tolan, IHSS Visiting Fellow at Queen Mary University of…

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Journée d’études “Route par ailleurs” (III, 13): frontières, marges et confins pour une littérature de l’inclusion – Seminario Intrecci 6 – Margini e sconfinamenti

Jeudi 1er février 2024 Maurizio Busca (Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale), anciennement post-doctorant au sein…

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4th session of Practices of Commentary’s reading group Orality and Written Textuality.

The 4th meeting will be on Friday January 26th, 2024, from 10:30a.m. to 11:45 a.m. (Eastern…

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Nouvelle parution : Guillaume POSTEL Le Livre de la concorde entre le Coran et les Évangélistes

Édité et traduit par Tristan VIGLIANO C’est avec plaisir que nous annonçons la parution du dernier…

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Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān – New publication

The Encylopaedia of Qur'an on line has just published the 2023 supplement in which several articles…

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Dissertation ‘El Corán abreviado entre mudéjares y moriscos: Tipología textual y estudio contrastivo’

We are very happy to announce that on 15/02/2024 Adrián Rodríguez Iglesias defended his PhD thesis…

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Publication of “The Place of the Qurʾān and Islamic Theology in Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān and its Early English Receptions: A Study in Textual Citation and Excision” by Claire Gallien

Abstract This article on the place of the Qurʾān and Islamic theology in Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān…

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Seminar on “”Qurʾānic calligraphy and illumination: the Andalusī ‘school’ between myth and reality”

Seminar given by professor Umberto Bongianino (University of Oxford), "Qurʾānic calligraphy and illumination: the Andalusī ‘school’…

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Practices of Commentary Reading Group: Orality and Written Textuality

Date & Time Friday Dec 15 , 2023; 1 2:15 p.m. EST The Practices of Commentary…

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Article by Michael Pregill – Studies in Late Antiquity

One of our EuQu researcher, Michael Pregill (University L’Orientale Naples) https://euqu.eu/dr-michael-e-pregill/ has recently published an article…

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Publication by Jan Loop “Lorck’s illustration of the Kaaba. An Abrahamic family house?”

Jan Loop in Lorck’s illustration of the Kaaba, in the catalogue entry to the Melchior Lorck…

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Online Webinar EuQu Project – John Tolan International Conference Quranic and Prophetic Life Studies

John Tolan, invited by the Isfahan University in Iran, will be giving an online webinar on…

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EuQu International Workshop at UCPH – Interreligious Connectivity – Digitally Explored

Interreligious Connectivity - Digitally Explored Location and date: University of Copenhagen, 17–19. April 2024 Organizers: Jacob Langeloh and Jan…

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New article by Roberto Tottoli

Roberto Tottoli, “Le molteplici forme di un testo: Ludovico Marracci e la trasmissione del Kitāb al-anwār…

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Review of the book The Latin Qur’an, 1143–1500

This text is a review of the book written by Cándida Ferrero Hernández and John Tolan,…

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Sessions “Practices of Commentary Reading Group: Orality and Written Textuality”

On October 16, 2023, the first session of the Reading Group on Orality and Written Textuality…

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New Publications from Katarzyna K. Starczewska, EuQu postdoctoral researcher, L’Orientale Naples

Katarzyna K. Starczewska, EuQu postdoctoral researcher, L'Orientale Naples recently published three new publications : MonTi Núm.…

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Exhibition in Faenza of antique books about the Ottoman world : Il Turco a Faenza

The opening will take place on the 24th of October at 5.30pm at the Biblioteca Manfrediana…

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Il Corano tra testi e contesti – Nuovi strumenti e nuove interpretazioni

Nell’ambito del progetto di rilevante interesse per l’Ateneo “Cambiamento o trasformazione? Conoscere, comunicare e trascendere nell’era…

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New Publication ! “The Qur’an in Europe, A European Qur’an: A History of Reading, Translation, Polemical Confrontation and Scholarly Appreciation”

The article on our project and topics for the Indonesian journal is out! Jurnal Studi Ilmu-Ilmu…

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Congreso internacional “El Mediterráneo como entorno de nacimiento, desarrollo, expansión y confrontación de creencias religiosas”

Congreso internacional “El Mediterráneo como entorno de nacimiento, desarrollo, expansión y confrontación de creencias religiosas”

V Congrés Internacional de la Federació Valenciana d'Estudis Clàssics (FeVEC) Vila-real / Peñíscola, 5-7 de octubre…

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A European Qur’an? The Muslim holy book in European culture – Presentation by John Tolan

A European Qur’an? The Muslim holy book in European culture – Presentation by John Tolan

John Tolan will present hos book "A European Qur'an? The Muslim holy book in European culture"…

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Call for participation in a research student workshop on Interreligious relations in the Middle Ages

The Haifa Laboratory for Religious Studies, the Renaissance and Mediterranean Forum and the Haifa Center for…

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Call for Papers – Autumn School 2023: ‘ The Qur’an and Its Interpretive Communities’

Call for Papers – Autumn School 2023: ‘ The Qur’an and Its Interpretive Communities’

Date: 23 - 26 October 2023 Location: VU Amsterdam The significance of the Qur’an extends far…

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Call for papers: The Materiality of Pious Texts

Call for papers: The Materiality of Pious Texts

36th CIHA World Congress in Lyon Matter Materiality | Matière Matérialité Dates: June 23–27, 2024 –…

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El Corán en Europa, el Corán en España: un proyecto de historia cultural

El Corán en Europa, el Corán en España: un proyecto de historia cultural

Artículo de Mercedes García-Arenal ILC-CSIC El Corán en Europa, el Corán en España: un proyecto de…

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Napoleon in Egypt – Lecture by John Tolan

Napoleon in Egypt – Lecture by John Tolan

Napoleon in Egypt Between Qu’ran and Enlightenment   Időpontja: 2023. június 20. (kedd) 11 óra Az…

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Curso de especialización “Escritos en letra moriega

Curso de especialización “Escritos en letra moriega

Curso de especialización “Escritos en letra moriega. Iniciación a la lectura de los textos aljamiado moriscos”,…

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Ḥayy ibn Yaqdhān and the Disappearing Qur’ān – Manuscripts and Margins

Ḥayy ibn Yaqdhān and the Disappearing Qur’ān – Manuscripts and Margins

The first blog post by Dr Claire Gallien delves into the translations of the manuscripts of…

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Picturing the Qur’an – A public lecture by John Tolan

[gallery ids="4068,4069,4070,4071,4072,4048"] An event to show some facets of the interconnection between Islam and Medieval and…

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Lectures by John Tolan – Hungarian Academy of Sciences Budapest

Series of lecture by John Tolan with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest. Partner of the…

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Conférence “Un Coran européen ? la place du livre saint de l’islam dans la culture européenne”

Conférence mardi 6 juin 2023 avec John Tolan et Youssef Kellam : "Un Coran européen ?…

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Workshop « I GESUITI, L’ISLAM E IL CORANO »

Workshop « I GESUITI, L’ISLAM E IL CORANO »

This workshop is organized by Federico Stella, post-doc researcher at the University L’Orientale of Naples, within…

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Appel à contribution “L’interdit dans les sociétés islamiques médiévales : entre la théorie et la pratique”

Le Laboratoire du monde arabo-islamique médiéval à la Faculté des sciences humaines et sociales de Tunis…

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Conference: «The migration of objects between Islam and Christianity in the medieval and early modern Mediterranean: new uses, new meanings»

Conference: «The migration of objects between Islam and Christianity in the medieval and early modern Mediterranean: new uses, new meanings»

June, 15-16 2023 University of Sarajevo – Faculty of Philosophy Franje Račkog 1. 71000 Sarajevo –…

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Seminario “Ludovico Marracci, traductor del árabe al latín del Corán y de los Libros Plúmbeos de Granada”

Seminario “Ludovico Marracci, traductor del árabe al latín del Corán y de los Libros Plúmbeos de Granada”

Seminario de Loriana Salierno en el marco de los seminarios «Mi investigación en la EEA» El…

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Call for papers “Recited Ink: Written Representations of the Oral Aspects of the Qur’ān”

Place: Naples, Università l’Orientale di Napoli Dates: 21-22 May 2024 ## EXTENDED DEADLINE: 10 NOVEMBER 2023…

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Seminario « Geografías del orientalismo europeo de época moderna »

Seminario « Geografías del orientalismo europeo de época moderna »

4 de mayo 2023 a las 10 :30h Paul Babinski (University of Copenhagen) : Más allá del este…

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Le Coran vu d’ailleurs : la place paradoxale du livre sacré de l’Islam dans l’histoire culturelle de l’Europe

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Watch a new video by John Tolan: The Enlightenment Muhammad: An Anticlerical Hero

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From the eighteenth century onwards, many European and American leaders saw the Prophet Muhammad as a…

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Atelier “Religions en contextes de laïcité”

Le 08 juin 2023 IEA de Nantes 5 allée Jacques Berque 44000 Nantes Politiques éducatives, postures…

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 « Sur l’islam », une vision corsetée de la tradition musulmane

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How Not to Read the Earliest Latin Life of Muhammad

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Call for Papers Northern Europe And Islam. Borders And Non-contact Zones In Late Medieval And Early Modern Times, With A Focus On Scandinavia

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Call for papers Special Issue “Infidels, Enemies or Humanists? The European–Italian “Renaissance” and the Fictional Imaginary of the Muslim–Ottoman Turk”

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Publication dans « Renouveau et dynamiques de l’islamologie en Europe »

Sous la direction de Emmanuel PISANI et Zohra AZIADE ZEMIRLI Éditeur : Éditions du Cerf 16…

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The Enlightenment Prophet: Muhammad in Early Modern Europe

Thu 18 May 2023, 17:30 - 18:30 Delivered by the most outstanding academics in the UK…

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Tracking the Qur’an in European Culture

Professor John Tolan talks about the perception of Qur’ān by European Christians in the 12th -…

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CA18129 IS-LE Final Conference

Deadline: 25th April 2023 Date: 7th July 2023 Place: Istanbul (Turkey) Scientific Coordinators: Antonio Urquízar-Herrera (Action…

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New Publication “England’s Jews” by John Tolan

  England's Jews Finance, Violence, and the Crown in the Thirteenth Century John Tolan University of…

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Lecture by Roberto Tottoli

Qur'anic studies today: new perspectives and projects Monday April 3, 2023

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Lecture by Roberto Tottoli in Academy of Sciences, Tirana

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Interview in Ara.cat leading Catalan newspaper – John Tolan

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New Publication from the EuQu Collection

New Publication from the EuQu Collection

The Qur’an: A Guidebook Volume 2 in the series The European Qur'an Tottoli, Roberto. The Qur’an:…

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Colloque “Typologies de l’islam occidental dans les encyclopédies, les dictionnaires et  les lexiques européens aux XVIIIe et XIXe siècles”

Colloque international : 16-17 mars 2023 Bibliothèque universitaire Lettres, Sciences humaines et sociales, Université de Nancy…

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Initiation à l’édition numérique (HTR et TEI)

Initiation à l’édition numérique (HTR et TEI)

Avis aux Doctorants, Postdoctorants, Enseignants - Chercheurs, étudiants en Master : Venez explorer les outils numériques…

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Les Rencontres “Jeudis de la bibliothèque” avec John Tolan

Les rencontres des "Jeudis de la bibliothèque" reprennent avec la présence de John Tolan le 26…

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Le Monde Tribune – Collectif – John Tolan « Dès qu’il s’agit de parler de manière informée del’islam, il y a peu de soutien institutionnel »

Alors qu’une enseignante américaine a été accusée d’islamophobie et licenciée par son université pour avoir montré…

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Projet EuQu présent à la Nuit Blanche des Chercheurs 2023 !

Projet EuQu présent à la Nuit Blanche des Chercheurs 2023 !

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Appel à candidatures : Prix Michel Seurat 2023 sur les sociétés contemporaines du monde arabe — LIMITE : 15/04/2023

Le Prix Michel Seurat a été institué par le CNRS en juin 1988 pour honorer la…

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Appel à candidatures Prix de thèse Islam Moyen-Orient et mondes musulmans 2023 — LIMITE : 13/01/2023

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Conference « Corano e Lingua araba a Roma »

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Rencontre conférence avec John Tolan à la Grande Mosquée de Nantes Assalam

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New article by Florence Ninitte

The Representation and Narrative Function of the Language of the Saracens in French Medieval Literature (13th-14th…

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Acknowledging Affinity, Insisting on Distance: A Recognizing Religions Workshop

Monday, November 21, 2022 10:00 AM Tuesday, November 22, 2022 12:00 PM In texts as well…

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Workshop “Jews, the Qur’an and Islam: Contacts and Influences”

Workshop “Jews, the Qur’an and Islam: Contacts and Influences”

1st to the 2d of February 2023 University of Copenhagen The ERC Synergy Grant project ‘The…

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Alchoran siue lex Saracenorum : edición crítica y estudio

Edición: José Martínez Gázquez; Fernando González Muñoz   Resumen Este libro ofrece una edición crítica de…

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VII Seminario internacional Islamolatina « Relaciones interculturalesen el Mediterráneo en la época premoderna :  una retrospectiva »

10 y 11 de noviembre de 2022 Facultat de Filosofia i Lletres Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona…

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Volume 3 « The Iberian Qur’an » of our Series The European Qur’an is out !

The Iberian Qur’an From the Middle Ages to Modern Times Edited by: Mercedes García-Arenal and Gerard…

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33rd Annual Conference of Academia Europaea (AE) Building Bridges 2022

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Séminaire ENS-PSL “Le Coran et l’Europe : historiens, polémistes et apologètes”

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Interactive Histories, Co-Produced Communities: Judaism, Christianity, Islam

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Comment le Coran a été utilisé en Europe à travers l’Histoire : découvrez notre poster illustré!

  Dans le cadre de la Fête de la science (15-16 octobre 2022 à Nantes), l'équipe…

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Le projet EuQu présent à la Fête de la science 2022

Du 15 octobre 2022 au 16 octobre 2022 Adresse : Halle 6 Ouest, 42 rue de…

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Un livre – Un débat avec John Tolan, auteur de “Nouvelle histoire de l’islam”

Jeudi 29 septembre 2022 à 18:30 Passage Sainte-Croix 9, rue de la Bâclerie 44000 Nantes https://www.passagesaintecroix.fr/…

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Lecture by Roberto Tottoli at the IAS Asia

Tobunken Seminar The Qur’an in Medieval and Modern-Age Europe: The European Qur’an (EuQu ERC-Synergy project 2019–25)…

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Video of Nabil Matar’s Conference

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XVII Jornadas internacionales de estudios medievales

XVII Jornadas internacionales de estudios medievales

XVII Jornadas internacionales de estudios medievales XXVII Curso de actualización en historia medieval 5 septiembre -…

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International Conference “Oriental Cultures and Scholarship in the Baltic Sea Area” in Greifswald

This workshop seeks to reconstruct the history and significance of ‘oriental’ studies in the Baltic Sea…

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Histories of Knowledge: Political, Historical and Cultural Epistemologies in Intellectual History

Histories of Knowledge: Political, Historical and Cultural Epistemologies in Intellectual History

12-15 September, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice Keynotes: Vera Keller (University of Oregon) and Shaul Bassi…

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“Nouvelle histoire de l’islam” de John Tolan

John Tolan vous présente son ouvrage "Nouvelle histoire de l'islam : VIIe-XXIe siècle"aux éditions Tallandier. L'islam…

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Public lecture ‘Master of the Oriental Tongues’: A Syrian Christian in Eighteenth-Century Germany

Public Lecture by Dr Simon Mills (Newcastle University)  8 June 2022, 16.15 CET Room 6B-0-22 -…

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Le texte de Marracci intégralement édité en ligne !

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Seminario Doctoral “La construcción retórica del “Antialcorán” de Lope de Obregón”

Seminario Doctoral - Instituto Universitario de Historia Simancas- Universidad de Valladolid https://historiasimancas.uva.es/ Título: La construcción retórica…

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Journée d’études : “Transmission des savoirs et des imaginaires entre le Nord de l’Afrique et l’Europe (XIXe-XXIe siècle)”

Vendredi 3 juin 2022 Cité des Congrès de Nantes Dans le cadre des Journées scientifiques 2022,…

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Strangers and Neighbors: Hostility and Hospitality in Late Medieval/Early Modern European Contexts

May 20-22, 2022 -  London Global Gateway John Tolan, Nantes Université (EuQu ERC Project), will give…

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Recognizing Sacred Scriptures – the Qur’an and the Bible

Recognizing Sacred Scriptures – the Qur’an and the Bible

May 5-6, 2022  - NYUAD Campus - Abu Dhabi Recognizing Religions is an international research initiative…

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Appel à contribution “La célébration de la naissance du Prophète (al-mawlid al-nabawī) dans les mondes musulmans et en Occident : débats, pratiques et représentations”

Appel à contribution "La célébration de la naissance du Prophète (al-mawlid al-nabawī) dans les mondes musulmans…

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Seminar “The Qur’an among Mudéjares and Moriscos”

On the 22nd April 2022 Adrián Rodríguez Iglesias, PhD in the ERC EuQu project, lectured a…

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Call Invicta Juditha. Stories of Judith in Judaism, Christianity and Islam form Antiquity to Modern Times

Call Invicta Juditha. Stories of Judith in Judaism, Christianity and Islam form Antiquity to Modern Times

International Summer School in interreligious studies Centro di Studi Interreligiosi, Almo Collegio Borromeo, Pavia Università degli…

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Call “Protest and Proclamation:  an Interreligious Perspective Towards the History of Prophetology”

Call “Protest and Proclamation:  an Interreligious Perspective Towards the History of Prophetology”

International Summer School in interreligious studies The call for application to the International Summer School in…

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Conference “Il Corano a Roma. Cattolicesimo e studio dell’Islam in epoca moderna”

1-2 March, 2022 From 09:30 To 18:00 The ERC Project "The European Qur'an" EuQu is pleased…

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Professor Roberto Tottoli’s new publication “Re-Interpreting the Qur’an in the 21st Century”

One of the Principal Investigators of our ERC Synergy grant Project "The European Qur'an" (EuQu) Roberto…

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Near Eastern Studies Lecture by Paul Babinski

"From Compilation to Indexing: Tracing the Practice of Early Modern Orientalist Scholarship" February 16,12:00 PM Eastern…

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Postdoctoral Fellows/Research Associates – Interactive Histories- Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Call for Applications Postdoctoral Fellows/Research Associates to participate in the research project Interactive Histories, Co-Produced Communities:…

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Colloque protestantisme et Islam, regards croisés (XVIe-XXIe siècles) du 19 au 21 janvier 2022

Du 19 au 21 janvier 2022 À L'institut Protestant deThéologie-Faculté de Paris 83 boulevard Arago 75014…

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Journée d’études n°3 ReLRace : “Effacer la macule ? Conflits d’appartenance et communautés de foi (XIIIe-XIXe s.)”

27 et 28 janvier 2022 - Nantes Université MSH Ange-Guépin Amphithéâtre Simone WEIL 5 allée Jacques…

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Traduction du Coran en russe

C'est avec plaisir que nous annonçons la mise en ligne de la première traduction du Coran…

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EuQu New Publications

The ERC Synergy Grant EuQu is happy to announce the publication of 2 new books in French…

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University of Chicago to award Prof. Mercedes García-Arenal Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters

We are very pleased to announce that the University of Chicago will award Mercedes García-Arenal (one…

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Rencontre avec Kahina Bahloul

Dans le cadre des conférences de l'IEAoLU, le projet européen ERC EuQu de l'Université de Nantes…

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Publication of our first EuQu Book Collection!

Publication of our first EuQu Book Collection!

The Latin Qur’an, 1143-1500 Translation, Transition, Interpretation In: The European Qur'an, 1 Edited by: Cándida Ferrero…

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Vidéo “Le paradis de tous les imprévus”

Vidéo “Le paradis de tous les imprévus”

Vidéo « Le paradis de tous les imprévus - Les lecteurs médiévaux face à la description…

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Conferencia de John Tolan sobre el Corán en Córdoba

28 de octubre de 202119:00 horas. CóRDOBA Auditorio de Casa Árabe (c/ Samuel de los Santos…

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Arabic Expertise and Fiduciary Translation in Early Modern Spain

Claire Gilbert, Department of History, Saint Louis University will present and discuss her book "In Good…

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Lecturas del Corán en Europa latina (siglos XII-XVI)

Lecturas del Corán en Europa latina (siglos XII-XVI)

Tercera conferencia del programa Aula Árabe Universitaria, a cargo del historiador John Tolan, de la Universidad…

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VIDEO – Les émotions de l’historien : tête à tête avec les chercheurs du CRHIA

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The Turkish Wars and the Study of Islam in Early Modern Europe

The Turkish Wars and the Study of Islam in Early Modern Europe

A Series of Panel Discussions Organized by Paul Babinski, Asaph Ben-Tov, and Jan Loop Mondays from…

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EuQu participe à la Fête de la Science

Du 08 octobre 2021 au 10 octobre 2021 La Halle 6, 42 Rue De La Tour…

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Call for papers “The Qur’an in Rome. Catholicism and the Study of Islam in Early Modern Era”

1-2 March 2022 The objective of this conference will be to give an overview of the…

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Launching conference 2021/2022 season: conversation with John Tolan

Launching conference 2021/2022 season: conversation with John Tolan

Wednesday, October 6 at 6.30 p.m Passage Sainte-Croix 9, rue de la Bâclerie, 44000 Nantes The…

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Advertising of a PostDoc position in Bochum, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB)

Skills of Arabic and Latin are needed. Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) is one of the leading research…

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Online congress “Humanizing digitalization, digitalizing humanities”

Online congress “Humanizing digitalization, digitalizing humanities”

October 20-21, 2021 This congress is organized by Enrique Capdevila (IH) and Arturo Guerrero (EuQu-ILC). Program…

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Workshop “European perspectives on the Qur’an (16th-18th C.): polemics and beyond”

Workshop “European perspectives on the Qur’an (16th-18th C.): polemics and beyond”

The workshop, organized by researchers from the ERC Synergy Grant EuQu project (Emmanuelle Stefanidis, Maxime Sellin,…

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New article released! By Dr Irene Reginato

One of our post-doc researcher Dr Irene Reginato has pubished a new article untitled : "Il…

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Conference “The Morisco Diaspora and Morisco Networks across the Western and Eastern Mediterranean”

Zoom/ University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) 16-17 September 2021 (Zoom link soon on this page) This…

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New article on EuQu published by John Tolan

Professor John Tolan published on article on EuQu in Medieval Worlds "Movement and Mobility in the…

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New publication! «Masā’il ʿAbdallāh ibn Salām (Doctrina Mahumet)» By Dr Ulisse Cecini

New publication! «Masā’il ʿAbdallāh ibn Salām (Doctrina Mahumet)» By Dr Ulisse Cecini

Dr Ulisse Cecini, post-doc researcher within our ERC project "The European Qur'an" has released a new…

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Seminar Work in Progress “The Holy Book of the Ishmaelites in the World of Greek Christianity (9th–18th Centuries)”

Seminar Work in Progress “The Holy Book of the Ishmaelites in the World of Greek Christianity (9th–18th Centuries)”

The next EuQu Seminar of Work in Progress will be held on Friday, 11 June, at…

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Workshop “European perspectives on the Qur’an (16th-18th C.): polemics and beyond”

Workshop “European perspectives on the Qur’an (16th-18th C.): polemics and beyond”

The workshop, organized by researchers from the ERC Synergy Grant EuQu project (Emmanuelle Stefanidis, Maxime Sellin,…

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EuQu Copenhagen Seminar of Work in Progress with Paul Babinski

EuQu Copenhagen Seminar of Work in Progress with Paul Babinski

The next EuQu Seminar of Work in Progress will be held on Thursday, 3 June, at…

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EuQu Lecture by Kasia on Mary in the Latin translations of the Qur’an – 20 May at 6pm

EuQu Lecture by Kasia on Mary in the Latin translations of the Qur’an – 20 May at 6pm

In the framework of a lecture series on Mary in the three Abrahamic religions between history…

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New article released! By Juan Pablo Arias Torres

  Professor Juan Pablo Arias Torres, Universidad de Málaga and EuQu research collaborator, has just published…

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Lecture: Traducir el nombre del Dios Uno: una ojeada a la historia

Lecture: Traducir el nombre del Dios Uno: una ojeada a la historia

By Juan Pablo Arias Torres in Casa Árabe. Registration here! April 22, 2021 at 7pm. The…

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Video “Islamic Judaism?” by John Tolan

Video published on 02/04/2021 by the Emir Stein Center In the 19th century, some Jewish scholars…

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Workshop “The European Qur’an” – Summer School

Workshop “The European Qur’an” – Summer School

21 - 25 June, 2021 UIMP Summer Course University Mendendez Pelayo of Santander, Spain Program and…

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Workshop: European Visions of the Qur’ān in the Middle Ages (9th-15th centuries)

Workshop: European Visions of the Qur’ān in the Middle Ages (9th-15th centuries)

20-21 May 2021 Nantes, Maison des Sciences de l’Homme Ange Guépin 5 allée Jacques Berque, 44021…

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The Iberian Qur’an/El Corán en Iberia

The Iberian Qur’an/El Corán en Iberia

May 5-6 2021, Madrid ILC-CCHS-CSIC The conference is organized by the EuQu project, Mercedes Garcia-Arenal (CSIC,…

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Video lectures on “The European Qur’an: The Qur’ān in European Religious and Cultural History”

Video lectures on “The European Qur’an: The Qur’ān in European Religious and Cultural History”

With the collaboration of the IAS of Princeton. In these videos below, the 4 Principal Investigators…

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EuQu Seminar of Work in Progress

EuQu Seminar of Work in Progress

The next EuQu Seminar of Work in Progress will be on Friday, 12 March, at 14.00…

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