Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi
Born in 1956 in Tehran, Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi has been director of studies at the Religious Sciences Section of the École Pratique des Hautes Etudes (EPHE) in Paris since 1996, holding the chair of “Exegesis and Theology of the Shia Islam”.
After studying in Tehran and Paris, he obtained a doctorate from the University of Paris-III and the EPHE in 1991 on the subject “Figure of the Imam and the birth of the Shia Islam, 2nd-4th century of the Hegira /IIIth-Xth century of the Christian era” with the mention “Very Honorable with unanimous congratulations”. His doctoral thesis was awarded the first prize of the Mahvi Foundation (Geneva) for the best doctoral thesis in Islam Studies.
Since 2015, he has been organising monthly seminars at the University of Paris (PSL) with professors Gilles Kepel and Bernard Rougier.
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“Le Mahomet des historiens”, by Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi and John Tolan
- Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi
- John Tolan
Two-voice lecture by Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi (Directeur d’études at EPHE-PSL, Chair of “Exegesis and Theology of Shi’i Islam”) and John Tolan (Professor Emeritus of Medieva...
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Muhammad according to Historians
- Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi
- John Tolan
Co-edited by Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi (Directeur d’études at EPHE-PSL, Chair of “Exegesis and Theology of Shi’i Islam”) and John Tolan (Professor Emeritus of Medieval Histor...
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Christian Thought, Muslim Thought and Societal Issues: Launch of the “Theologies in Dialogue” Chair
- Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi
- Michel Younès
On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, this inaugural conference presents a new chair entitled “Theologies in Dialogue” at the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University of Lyon. The spe...
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The Guide, Pivot of Creation: The Sources of Shi’i Gnosis
- Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi
The aim of the article is to explore the relationship between cosmo-anthropogony and Imamology in Shi’ism through its earliest sources in the corpus of pre-Buyid hadiths. It shows that the fi...
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Islam and Scientific Examination: A Renewed Quest
- Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi
- Dominique Avon
“How can we establish an objective, rigorous, and detached study of Islam in the face of the excesses generated by its politicization? It is to answer this burning question that the French In...
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The Quran of Historians
- Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi
How is historical research on the Qur’an received in the Muslim world? What do we know about the historical figure of Muhammad? Interview with Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi, co-director of the “Qu...
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The Hidden Imam and religious and spiritual authority in Shia Islam
- Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi
Conference « Religious Authority in Islam », organised by the Centre for the Study of Cultures and Religions and the Research Unit of the Catholic University of Lyon (UCLy), on 18 and 19 November 2...
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New researches on the Qur’an and the origins of islam (French)
- Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi
Speaker : Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Moderator : P. Diego Sarrió Cucarella Introduction : P. Laurent Basanese S.J. Conference organized by the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome, 28 February 2019
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A Fragrant Spiritual Heritage. Some Considerations on Perfumes in Islam
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The Virtues of the Good Muslim
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Literary, Semiotic and Hermeneutical Approaches to the Qur’an in the Modern Period
- Wasim Salman
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ʿAbd al-Mutaʿāl al-Ṣaʿīdī (1894-1971): A Defence of Religious Freedom
- Youssouf Sangare
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Islamic Lessons for Christians
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Kenneth Cragg and the Event of the Qur’an
- Timo Güzelmansur
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