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Wednesday, June 3
Public Lecture: The "Late Antique Qur'an": Jewish-Christian Liturgy, Hellenic Rhetoric, and Arabic Language
Angelika Neuwirth, Professor, Freie Universität Berlin and Member, School of Historical Studies
4:30 p.m., West Building Lecture Hall (8-i on campus map)
A leading scholar of the Qur’an, Dr. Neuwirth will discuss whether it should be viewed as an exclusively Islamic text.  She will address ways it which it may be seen as both Islamic and Late Antique. According to Neuwirth, before the Qur’an was recognized as Muslim scripture, it was communicated to an audience whose education was based on late-antique traditions—Judeo-Christian, Hellenic and Arabian. She will explore how, when read as a movement within this triangle, the Qur’an turns out to be a Near Eastern–European text.  For further information, see the news release, here.

Support for this lecture is provided by the Dr. S.T. Lee Fund for Historical Studies. 
The lecture is free and open to the public. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.  Reservations are requested: please call 609-951-4595 or email EventRSVP@ias.edu.