September 2023
15-16 November 2023, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sala de Graus de la Facultat de Lletres Organized by Ulisse Cecini Ramón y Cajal Fellow of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, (RYC2020-029328-I/ AEI / 10.13039/501100011033), Department of Ancient and Medieval Studies, Autonomous University of Barcelona, in cooperation with: “The European Qur’an”, [...]
International Conference University of Copenhagen Faculty of Theology 9 – 11 October 2023 At this conference we want to discuss and celebrate philology as a tool of religious encounter. ‘Scriptural Readings – Scriptural Reasonings’ refers to philological practices, i.e. establishing meaning through a variety of grammatical, lexical, and historical exegetical [...]
John Tolan will present hos book "A European Qur'an? The Muslim holy book in European culture" at Columbia University Wednesday September 27, 2023 4:30-6:00pm 207 Knox Hall (606 W 122nd St, New York, NY 10027) Columbia University, New York
July 2023
The Haifa Laboratory for Religious Studies, the Renaissance and Mediterranean Forum and the Haifa Center for Mediterranean History at the University of Haifa will host historian Prof. John Tolan from the University of Nantes at the University of Haifa on November 23, 2023. During his visit, Prof. Tolan will conduct [...]
Date: 23 - 26 October 2023 Location: VU Amsterdam The significance of the Qur’an extends far beyond the confines of Islamic theological circles. Its study continues to engross, firstly, the research of academic scholars focussing on early Islam and their attempts to trace the impact of other religions on its [...]
36th CIHA World Congress in Lyon Matter Materiality | Matière Matérialité Dates: June 23–27, 2024 – Lyon Panel title: The Materiality of Pious Texts: The Qur’an and Devotional Manuscripts Panel organisers: Alya Karame (Collège De France) alya.karame[a]college-de-france.fr Umberto Bongianino (University of Oxford) umberto.bongianino[a]ames.ox.ac.uk Submission: Please submit the following by 15 [...]
