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2014 International Meeting

Vienna, Austria

Meeting Begins7/6/2014
Meeting Ends7/10/2014

Call for Papers Opens: 10/28/2013
Call for Papers Closes: 2/11/2014

Requirements for Participation

Quran and Islamic Tradition in Comparative Perspective


Program Unit Type: Section
Accepting Papers? Yes

Call For Papers: The Quran and Islamic Tradition in Comparative Perspective unit of the ISBL welcomes proposals for both individual papers and pre-arranged panels for the International Meeting of SBL in Vienna, Austria, July 6-10, 2014. Suggested topics might include, but are not limited to: parallels to biblical, Jewish, and Christian tradition in the Quran and Islamic literature; the relationships between Jewish, Christian, and Muslim exegetical traditions; the various discursive expressions of intercommunal exchange and relations, including both dialogue and polemic; Islam in European discourse; and Muslim cultural, religious, social, and political life in the West. The 2014 meeting in Vienna will feature two special panels co-sponsored by European institutions. We welcome submissions pertaining to the themes of these panels for potential inclusion in the programme: Comparative Mystical Traditions in the Medieval Islamic World, co-sponsored with the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI), Rome; and The Bible in Arabic: Current Trends in Research, co-sponsored with Research Unit Intellectual History of the Islamicate World, Freie Universität Berlin Please contact the Chair of the program unit, Michael Pregill, Dept. of Religious Studies, Elon University (michael.pregill@gmail.com) for more information.

Program Unit Chairs

Zohar Hadromi-Allouche
Michael Pregill

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