Koran : History and Exegesis

lsrel2260  2023-2024  Louvain-la-Neuve

Koran : History and Exegesis
4.00 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Azaiez Mehdi;
Language
French
Main themes
  • Introduction to the foundational pluralism present in Islam (in its thought, law and spirituality)
  • Introduction to the history of classical exegetical schools and the principal currents of contemporary exegesis; particular attention will be paid to the polysemy of the Arabic language, and particularly of the Quranic Arabic language
  • Awareness of themes and of the interdisciplinary demands of Quranic exegetical work: methodologies and exegetical working tools
  • Presentation of the evolution of exegetical work and its modern tendencies (permanencies and ruptures).
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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recognizing the complexity of exegetical work and its relevance in the light of contemporary challenges, based on concrete Quranic examples.
 
Bibliography
Traduction et commentaire coranique
1. The Study Quran, A New Translation and Commentary, by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Caner K. Dagli, Maria Massi Dakake, Joseph E.B. Lumbard, Mohammed Rustom, 2015, 2048  (dorénavant StQ)
Sources primaires
1. McAuliffe (Jane Dammen) éd., The Cambridge Companion to the Quran, edited by Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Cambrigde, Cambridge University Press, (« Cambridge Companions to Religion »), 2006, xv+332.
2. Amir-Moezzi (Mohammad-Ali) & Dye (Guillaume) éds., Le Coran des Historiens, 3 T., Paris, Le Cerf, 2019, 2386 p. (dorénavant CdH 1, 2a, 2b)
3. Azaiez (Mehdi), Reynolds (Gabriel Said), Tesei (Tommaso), Zafer (Hamza M.) éds., The Qur’an Seminar Commentary / Le Qur’an Seminar: A Collaborative Study of 50 Qur’anic Passages / Commentaire collaboratif de 50 passages coraniques, Berlin, De Gruyter, 2016, 487 p. (dorénavant QSC)
Tous les textes (source primaire) de ce cours seront disponibles sur la plateforme Moodle. 
Sources secondaires
1. McAuliffe (Jane Dammen) éd., The Cambridge Companion to the Quran, edited by Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Cambrigde, Cambridge University Press, (« Cambridge Companions to Religion »), 2006, xv+332.
2. Amir-Moezzi (Mohammad-Ali) & Dye (Guillaume) éds., Le Coran des Historiens, 3 T., Paris, Le Cerf, 2019, 2386 p. (dorénavant CdH 1, 2a, 2b)
Faculty or entity
CISR


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies

Master [60] in Ancient Languages and Literatures : Oriental Studies

Master [120] in Sciences of Religions