Latin, Arabic and the Translation of the Qur’an

Seminar

Date: Tuesday 10 January 2023

Time: 16.00 – 17.30

Location: Room B479 and Zoom* - No registration necessary

Classics seminar – Anthony Lappin will give a seminar on the 1143 translation of the Qur'an into Latin

This paper will explore the various levels in the translation of the Qur'an that forms the central part of the Corpus clunaicense of Islamic materials, the reasons for its compilation, the strata of which it was made, and its reception over the years until its replacement by Maracci's translation and commentary (1691).

Organizer: Klassiska språk/Romklass
Contact: Maria Plaza

*The seminar will be hybrid: members of the department may find the zoom link in the RomKlass calendar; those wishing to participate virtually from outside may write to maria.plaza@su.se for access.