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Workshop Schedule

Qur'an commentaries: sources, methods and hermeneutics
A workshop made up of three roundtable discussions to be held in conjunction with the American Academy of Religion (AAR)

Friday, 31 October 2008, 11:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Chicago Hilton Towers, Williford C. (3rd Floor)
Session M31-111
 

11:00 - 11:15 Opening remarks: Karen Bauer, The Institute of Ismaili Studies
 
11:15 - 12:45 The origins of exegesis: contexts and sources 
Participants: Karen Bauer, Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Roberto Tottoli, Devin Stewart
Moderator: Sebastian Guenther

12:45 - 2:00 Lunch

2:00 - 3:30 The development of hermeneutics and techniques of interpretation 
Participants: Tariq Jaffer, Suleiman Mourad, Andrew Rippin, Walid Saleh, Ludmila Zamah
Moderator: Jamal Elias
 
3:30 - 3:45 Break

3:45 - 5:15 The esoteric and the exoteric: methods and taxonomies 
Participants: Todd Lawson, Toby Mayer, Martin Nguyen, Feras Hamza
Moderator: Kristin Sands

5:15 - 5:30 Closing Remarks: Gordon Newby, Chair of the Qur'an Group at the AAR

7:00 Reception for panel participants

8:00 Dinner for registered attendees
 

Registration is open; please contact Asif Alidina: aalidina@iis.ac.uk

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Co-sponsored by the Qur'an Group at the AAR and the Institute of Ismaili Studies

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The Institute of Ismaili Studies - Workshop Schedule
Last updated: 24/10/2008 12:40