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MIDÉO No. 41: The Literal Meaning between Christian Worlds and Muslim Worlds
Entitled after its thematic dossier The Literal Meaning between Christian Worlds and Muslim Worlds, issue 41 of the Mélanges de l’Institut dominicain d’études orientales (MIDÉO) addresses the question of the literal meaning of the sacred Scriptures through a comparative approach to medieval Christian and Muslim exegesis. Arising from a set of study days held in Cairo, it brings biblical and Qurʾānic exegesis into dialogue with theology, law, and philosophy, showing that the “literal” sense is never univocal or fixed, but plural, constructed, and historically situated. Far from superficial comparisons, the contributions shed light, on both sides, on the hermeneutical creativity of medieval worlds and on the intellectual stakes involved in the interpretation of Scripture.
Edited by Sumi Shimahara and Adrien Candiard, the dossier brings together contributions by Emmanuel Bain, Barbara Crostini, Frans van Liere, Sophie Delmas, Gerda Heydemann, Catarina Belo, Fârès Gillon and Robert Gleave. The issue also includes a study by Guillaume de Vaulx on wonder in the work of Zakariyyā al-Qazwīnī, a tribute to Father Claude Gilliot (1940-2025) and book reviews, among them a review by Jean Druel of Julien Sibileau’s study of Ibn Ǧinnī’s Ḫaṣāʾiṣ.
The journal of the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies (IDEO) in Cairo is published by the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology (IFAO) and is freely available on OpenEdition.
Intitulé d’après son dossier Le sens littéral entre mondes chrétiens et mondes musulmans, le numéro 41 des Mélanges de l’Institut dominicain d’études orientales (MIDÉO) aborde la question du sens littéral des Écritures sacrées par une approche comparée des exégèses médiévales chrétiennes et musulmanes. Issu de journées d’études organisées au Caire, il met en dialogue exégèses biblique et coranique, théologie, droit et philosophie, en montrant que le « littéral » n’est jamais univoque ni figé, mais pluriel, construit et historiquement situé. Loin des comparaisons superficielles, les contributions éclairent, de part et d’autre, la créativité herméneutique des mondes médiévaux et les enjeux intellectuels attachés à l’interprétation des Écritures.
Dirigé par Sumi Shimahara et Adrien Candiard, le dossier réunit les contributions d’Emmanuel Bain, Barbara Crostini, Frans van Liere, Sophie Delmas, Gerda Heydemann, Catarina Belo, Fârès Gillon et Robert Gleave. Le numéro comprend aussi une étude de Guillaume de Vaulx sur l’émerveillement chez Zakariyyā al-Qazwīnī, un hommage au père Claude Gilliot (1940-2025) et des recensions, dont celle de Jean Druel sur l’ouvrage de Julien Sibileau consacré aux Ḫaṣāʾiṣ d’Ibn Ǧinnī.
La revue de l’Institut dominicain d’études orientales (IDEO) du Caire est publiée par l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale (IFAO) et accessible gratuitement sur OpenEdition.
يحمل العدد الحادي والأربعون من مجلة ميديو عنوان ملفّه: «المعنى الحرفي بين العوالم المسيحية والعوالم الإسلامية»، ويتناول مسألة المعنى الحرفي للنصوص المقدّسة من خلال مقاربة مقارنة للتفاسير المسيحية والإسلامية في العصور الوسطى. وقد صدر هذا العدد عن أيّام دراسية نُظّمت في القاهرة، ويقيم حوارًا بين التفسيرين الكتابي والقرآني، وبين اللاهوت والفقه والفلسفة، مبيّنًا أنّ «المعنى الحرفي» ليس واحدًا ولا ثابتًا، بل هو متعدّد، مُنشأ، ومحدَّد تاريخيًا. وبعيدًا عن المقارنات السطحية، تُبرز المساهمات الإبداعَ التأويلي في العوالم الوسيطة، وتكشف الرهانات الفكرية المرتبطة بتفسير النصوص المقدّسة.
أشرف على الملف كلٌّ من سومي شيماهارا وأدريان كانديار، ويضم مساهمات إيمانويل بان، وباربارا كروستيني، وفرانس فان لير، وصوفي دلماس، وغيردا هايدمان، وكاتارينا بيلو، وفارس جيلون، وروبرت غليف. ويتضمن العدد أيضًا دراسة لغيوم دو فو عن الدهشة عند زكريا القزويني، وكلمة تأبين للأب كلود جيليو (1940-2025)، إلى جانب مراجعات لعدد من الكتب، منها مراجعة جان درويال لكتاب جوليان سيبيلو عن «الخصائص» لابن جني.
وتصدر هذه المجلة عن المعهد الدومينيكي للدراسات الشرقية في القاهرة، وينشرها المعهد الفرنسي للآثار الشرقية، وهي متاحة مجانًا على منصة أوبن إديشن.
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