Tag: Islamic Studies
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Patterns of argumentation in late antique and early Islamic interreligious debates
A workshop taking place on 21–22 February 2014 at King’s College London. Visit the workshop website. The programme is available here. The workshop ‘Patterns of Argumentation in Late Antique and Early Islamic Interreligious Debates’ brings together a group of experts on late antique and early Islamic religious texts to reflect on this type of literature. We…
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The use of Tafsir in translating the Koran
A conference taking place on 28 February 2014 at the Warburg Institute. Visit the conference website. The purpose of the conference is to assess the significance of tafsir (Muslim interpretations of the Qur’an) in western translations of the Qur’an from the Middle Ages to the late nineteenth century. The speakers will discuss which tafsir were…
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Review: Die Schiiten
Vor etwa zehn Tagen habe ich beim Stöbern in der VUB “Die Schiiten” von Professor Heinz Halm entdeckt. Das Buch ist im Jahre 2005 in der Reihe WISSEN bei C. H. Beck erschienen. Bereits beim ersten Durchblättern fiel mir die klare Gliederung des Buches auf. Und das Inhaltsverzeichnis lockte mit Kapitelüberschriften wie: “Die Basis der…