This academic website is dedicated to Qur’anic studies. It offers an updated bibliographic and informational watch, as well as a presentation of critical methods and a historical overview of the discipline.
Histoire(s) et Coran (15 June 2023)
COLLOQUE Organisé par François DÉROCHE, CHAIRE HISTOIRE DU CORAN TEXTE ET TRANSMISSION Histoire(s) et Coran Jeudi 15 juin 2023 9h30 Allocution d’accueil 9h45 Tanzīl et Temps. Une reconstruction de (...)
Gog and Magog. Contributions toward a World History of an Apocalyptic Motif
Tamer (Georges), Greisiger (Lutz), Mein (Andrew), Gog and Magog. Contributions toward a World History of an Apocalyptic Motif, Berlin, De Gruyter, 2023, 1000 p. ISBN 978-3110720150 Presentation (...)
Studies in Islamic Traditions and Literature
Totolli (Roberto), Studies in Islamic Traditions and Literature, London, Routledge, ("Variorum Collected Studies") 2023, 284 p. ISBN 9780367531669 Author Roberto Tottoli is Professor of Islamic (...)
Le Coran : de la Tribu à l’Empire. Autour de l’oeuvre de Jacqueline Chabbi
Azaiez (Mehdi) ed., Le Coran : de la Tribu à l’Empire. Autour de l’oeuvre de Jacqueline Chabbi, Louvain-La-Neuve, Presses Universitaires de Louvain, ("Religio"), 2023. Editor Mehdi Azaiez is (...)
Qur’an Commentary and the Biblical Turn. A History of Muslim Exegetical Engagement with the Biblical Text
Ross (Samuel), Qur’an Commentary and the Biblical Turn. A History of Muslim Exegetical Engagement with the Biblical Text, Berlin, De Gruyter, ("Islam – Thought, Culture, and Society; 3"), 2023, 250 (...)
The Divine Names: A Mystical Theology of the Names of God in the Qurʾan
Afīf al-Dīn al-Tilimsānī (d. 690/1291), The Divine Names: A Mystical Theology of the Names of God in the Qurʾan, Edited and translated by Yousef Casewit, New-York City, NYUPress, ("Library of Arabic (...)
The Living Qur’ān
Hussain (Ali J.),The Living Qur’ān, Berlin, De Gruyter, ("IQSA Studies in the Qurʾan; 3"), 2023, 350 p. ISBN 978-3110794946 Author Ali J. Hussain received his PhD from the Department of Near (...)
Key Terms of the Qur’an: A Critical Dictionary (June 2023)
Sinai (Nicolai), Key Terms of the Qur’an: A Critical Dictionary, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2023, 752 p. ISBN 978-0691241319 Author Nicolai Sinai is professor of Islamic studies at (...)
Colloquium : "What is the European Qur’ān? Definitions, descriptions, representations (12th-19th c.) Nantes, 11-12 May 2023
Presentation Over the centuries, Muslim religious thought has taken hold of the Qur’ān in its textual and canonical materiality, but also as a theological object. This is evidenced by the rich (...)
Modern Debates on Prophecy and Prophethood in Islam
Ansari (Mahsheed), Modern Debates on Prophecy and Prophethood in Islam, London, Routledge, 2023, 312 p. ISBN 9781003275848 Author Mahsheed Ansari is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Islamic (...)