September 2023
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 [...]
June 2023
Artículo de Mercedes García-Arenal ILC-CSIC El Corán en Europa, el Corán en España: un proyecto de historia cultural Publicado por Editores el 23 junio, 2023 Este proyecto propone mejorar y transformar nuestro conocimiento del papel desempeñado por el Corán en la formación de la cultura europea, en el campo de [...]