Iremam - UMR 7310 - 2. Islam: Past and Present-Day Doctrines, Institutions and Practices

Contributors: Eric Chaumont (CR/HDR), Denis Gril (Emeritus), Myriam Laakili (IE), Ahmed Oulddali (ATER), Nadjet Zouggar (MCF).

Associate Researchers: Mohamed Amine Hamidoune, Ruggero Vimercati-Sanseverino.

The research in Islamic studies looks at the doctrines and practices of Islam, from the classical to the contemporary era. In particular, this includes participation in ANR Prophet, a French National Research Agency project (The Presence of the Prophet: Muhammad in the mirror of his community in early modern and modern Islam), critical thought and a comparative approach to anti-philosophical trends in the three monotheisms, and the corpus of the prophetic tradition (hadîth). This work is also tied to research on the sociology of the religious field, and specifically of Islamic practices in France and in Europe.

A monthly seminar is held on the theme “The ḥadīṯ: Corpus, Transmission, Customs and Debates”.

Upcoming activities in cooperation with the Paul Albert-Février Center (CPAF) include a workshop on the theme “Comparing Readings of Ibn Kammûna’s Examination of the Three Faiths (d. 1280)” (Spring 2018) and the preparation of an international colloquium on the theme “Anti-Speculative Tendencies in the Three Monotheisms” (Spring 2019), and a two-day colloquium open to the wider public, with a double theme: “The Words of Islam and the Principal Schools of Muslim Thought” (May/June 2018 at the Mucem). More...