14291
Reading Course
SoSe 16: Introduction to the Recitation and Orthography of the Qur'an
Islam Dayeh
Information for students
Students are expected to bring a copy of the Qur’an with them to each session (preferably a derivative of the Cairo 1924 edition).
Comments
The Qur’an is often described as an oral recitation, yet it is also unmistakably a written text. Taking this observation as our point of departure, the course seeks to explore the relationship between the oral and written dimensions of the Qur’an in both traditional and modern understanding. We shall examine key features of the textual history of the Qur’an as well as the philological methods that were developed to document and study its orthography and transmission. We shall also approach aesthetic dimensions, including the aural (tajwid) and visual (calligraphy). The course will conclude with an examination of recent technological developments that have shaped the way we think about the materiality of the text today (printing and audio recording). We shall read, listen and see. close
Suggested reading
Kirstina Nelson, The Art of Reciting the Qur’an, The American University in Cairo Press, 2001; William Graham, Beyond the Written Word. Oral Aspects of Scripture in the History of Religion, Cambridge University Press, 1993. close
13 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Thu, 2016-04-21 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2016-04-28 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2016-05-12 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2016-05-19 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2016-05-26 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2016-06-02 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2016-06-09 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2016-06-16 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2016-06-23 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2016-06-30 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2016-07-07 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2016-07-14 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2016-07-21 14:00 - 16:00