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Thursday, 9 June 2022, 4:00 pm (CEST)
"The Global Qur’an. Transnational dimensions of Qur’an translation"
About the Speaker:
Johanna Pink is Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Freiburg. Her research focusses on the Muslim exegesis and translation of the Qur’an in the modern period in a historical perspective. She has a particular interest in transregional comparison and is currently the Principal Investigator of the ERC-funded project „GloQur – The Global Qur’an“. Her most recent monograph is „Muslim Qur’anic Interpretation Today. Media, Genealogies and Interpretive Communities“ (2019).
About the Topic:
In the early 20th century, Qur’an translation has emerged as a transnational activity on the part of private and state actors. The conditions of colonial empires and print capitalism have contributed to the spread of a new exegetical genre that builds on the Arabic-Islamic exegetical heritage while simultaneously incorporating modernizing, polemical and apologetic discourses. This talk will shed light on these developments and explain how they may help us gain a better understanding of the historical and contemporary dynamics of global Islam.
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