A cooperation between the Simon Dubnow Institute, Leipzig, and the Unit of Judaic Studies/Munich Research Centre of Jewish Arabic Cultures at the University of Munich
We are pleased to announce an international workshop exploring the impact of Muslim rule on Jewish literature, with a particular focus on religious texts—including translations of the Bible, commentaries, and philosophical and legal writings.
The workshop will examine how Jewish authors responded—textually, linguistically, and theologically—to the Islamic environment in which they lived, and how Islamic models of thought, language, and literary form left their imprint on Jewish religious expression.
Contributions will address the multilingual dimension of Jewish literary production in (Judeo-)Arabic, (Judeo-)Persian, and (Judeo-)Turkish, exploring how local linguistic ecologies intersect with the production of religious texts across Al-Andalus, the Maghreb, the Middle East, the Ottoman Empire, and Central Asia, spanning approximately 900–1900 CE.
Topics will include Bible translations, the influence of Qur’anic language on Jewish exegesis, adaptation of Islamic exegetical and theological models, Jewish-Muslim philosophical dialogue, mysticism shaped by Sufi traditions, and multilingual manuscript practices.
Selected contributions from the workshop will be published in a peer-reviewed edited volume.
