Canonization and Diversification in Islamic Law and in Arabian Rhetoric from a comparative perspective (B03)

• Subject Area: Islamic Studies, Arabian Studies, Semitic Studies
• Term: from 2019 to 2024
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 403589434

The project compares processes of diversification in knowledge production that took place in Islamic law (fiqh) and Arabic rhetoric (balāgha) in the “post-canonical” age. While the 14th century saw the articulation of a canonized standard doctrine in these disciplines, it also saw new genres and textual forms that emerged in addition to the canonical texts, facilitating the articulation of diverse doctrinal positions. The project continues to investigate the functional interrelation of these multiple genres, with a shift of focus onto the Ottoman era (16th to 18th centuries).

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1385: Law and Literature
• Applicant Institution: Universität Münster
• Project Heads: Professorin Dr. Syrinx von Hees; Professor Dr. Norbert Oberauer