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“Le Mahomet des historiens”, by Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi and 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 Medieval History at Nantes Université), on the occasion of the publication of their collective volume Le Mahomet des historiens (Cerf, 2025), as part of the Théologies en dialogue Chair of the Faculty of Theology at UCLy, in Lyon, in November 2025.
How do historians around the world approach the figure of Muhammad today? The two co-editors of this monumental collective work present the state of research on sources, methods and contemporary approaches, between critical exegesis of the Muslim corpus, non-Muslim sources and auxiliary sciences (epigraphy, archaeology, numismatics).
Conférence à deux voix par Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi (directeur d’études à l’EPHE-PSL, chaire « Exégèse et théologie de l’islam shi’ite ») et John Tolan (professeur émérite d’histoire médiévale à Nantes Université), à l’occasion de la parution de leur ouvrage collectif Le Mahomet des historiens (Cerf, 2025), dans le cadre de la Chaire Théologies en dialogue de la Faculté de théologie de l’UCLy, à Lyon, en novembre 2025.
Comment les historiens du monde entier abordent-ils aujourd’hui la figure de Mahomet ? Les deux codirecteurs de ce grand ouvrage collectif présentent l’état de la recherche sur les sources, les méthodes et les approches contemporaines, entre exégèse critique du corpus musulman, sources non musulmanes et sciences auxiliaires (épigraphie, archéologie, numismatique).
محاضرة بصوتَيْن ألقاها محمد علي أمير-معزي (مدير دراسات في المدرسة التطبيقية للدراسات العليا EPHE-PSL، كرسي «التفسير واللاهوت في الإسلام الشيعي») وجون تولان (أستاذ فخري في التاريخ الوسيط بجامعة نانت)، بمناسبة صدور مؤلَّفهما الجماعي Le Mahomet des historiens (منشورات Cerf، 2025)، ضمن كرسي «لاهوتيات في حوار» بكلية اللاهوت في الجامعة الكاثوليكية بليون (UCLy)، في ليون، نوفمبر 2025.
كيف يتناول المؤرّخون في العالم اليوم شخصية النبي محمد؟ يعرض المحرّران المشاركان لهذا العمل الجماعي الضخم حال البحث في المصادر والمناهج والمقاربات المعاصرة، بين التأويل النقدي للمدوّنة الإسلامية، والمصادر غير الإسلامية، والعلوم المساعدة (النقوش والآثار والنقود).
Le Mahomet des historiens, sous la direction de Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi et John Tolan, Éditions du Cerf, 2025, 2 224 p., ISBN 978-2-204-15007-1.
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