Three Cultures Foundation
Thursday, 27th March 2014. 19:00 hours.
Lecture by Guillaume Dye, professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
The medieval Islamic world is characterised by reciprocal and continuous interaction between Jews, Christians and Muslims (and perhaps also Zoroastrians and Manichaeans). Scholars and men of letters (Jewish, Christian, Muslim)—philosophers, physicians, mathematicians, for example—read the same books, spoke the same language, and often used the same references. The result is a constant exchange of ideas, texts and discursive forms. In this lecture, Professor Guillaume Dye will discuss these phenomena: first, with some general comments, partly methodological, and a few avenues of research; and second, through the study of a specific example concerning the figure of Mary in the Qur'an.
Guillaume Dye is a professor of Islamic studies at the Free University of Brussels (ULB) and a member of the Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Religions and Secularity (CIERL). His main area of research focuses on the historical-critical study of the Quran and early Islam.
Among his/her publications are: Biblical figures in Islam, edited by G. F. Dye and F. Nobilio, Bruxelles-Fernelmont, EME Éditions, 2011; Holy common places, shared or confiscated: the sources of some Qur'anic pericopes (Q 19: 16–33)in Sharing the Sacred: Transfers, Mixed Devotions, Interfaith Rivalries, under the direction of Isabelle Dépret and Guillaume Dye, Brussels-Fernelmont, EME, 2012, pp. 55-121.
Furthermore, Guillaume Dye is a member of Quranic Seminar, an international research project on Quranic studies, initiated by the University of Notre Dame (Indiana), and co-founder and co-director of Early Islamic Studies Seminar.
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