Arabic-L:GEN:CFP Critical Studies on the Covenants of the Prophets

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1) Subject: CFP Critical Studies on the Covenants of the Prophets

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Date: 17 Jan 2014
From: John Andrew Morrow <drjamorrow3333 at hotmail.com>
Subject: CFP Critical Studies on the Covenants of the Prophets

CALL FOR PAPERS

Scholars from diverse fields of study are invited to contribute chapters
for a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary book on the treaties, letters, and
covenants of the Prophet Muhammad, tentatively titled:

CRITICAL STUDIES ON THE COVENANTS OF THE PROPHET

Chapters may address: Father Pacifique Scaliger; Gabriel Sionita; Johann
Georg Nissel; translations of the covenants into Latin, French, English,
and German; the history of the covenants; the achtiname in travel
literature; the Prophet Muhammad in the chronicles of the monks of Mount
Sinai; the life of Muhammad prior to receiving revelation and his contact
with Christian communities; comparative content studies of the covenants;
linguistic analysis of the covenants; stylistic analysis of the covenants;
comparative language use between the covenants and the hadith literature;
scribal errors in the covenants; the historical origins of the covenants;
studies of other covenants of the Prophet not included in The Covenants of
the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of the World: ie. the Covenant of
Deïr-Saferan; the Copie du pacte de Mahomet, en faveur des
Arménienstranslated by M.J. Zohrab; the Traité de Mahomet mentioned by Mr.
Gregory; the Charte de Mahomet en faveur des Chrétiens presented by M.
Nallino; the Covenant of the Prophet Muhammad with the Armenian Christians
of Jerusalem; and other such works; women in the covenants; witnesses to
the covenants in light of ‘ilm al-rijal; treaties concluded with Jewish
communities; the nearly two thousand fatwas concerning theachtiname found
at the Monastery of St. Catherine at Mount Sinai; the source of Leon
Arpee’s Covenant of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of Persia; the
source of George David Malech’s Covenant of the Prophet Muhammad with the
Assyrian Christians; the covenants of the Prophet in light of Ottoman
achtiname, ahidname or ahdname tradition; jurisprudential principals
derived from the covenants; allusions and references to the covenants in
classic works of hadith and ta’rikh; historical implementation and
practical application of the covenants throughout the course of Islamic
history; the Islamic “state” or ummah in light of the covenants; semantic
shifts in early Islamic terminology; the use of Qur’anic verses and
citations in the covenants; constructive Christian-Muslim relations during
the period of prophecy, Caliphate, and Imamate; Sufi themes in the
covenants; Shi‘ite themes in the covenants; the covenants and diyarat
literature; St. Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai in early Islamic works
of geography and travel literature; commentary, interpretation, and
analysis of the covenants from various critical perspectives; the
understanding of the term ahl al-kitab and their treatment over time; early
Christian-Muslim relations: from mu’minin to mushrikin and kuffar; shared
space and spirituality; inclusion and later exclusion of Christian and
Jewish sites in Muslim pilgrimage routes; shared religious festivals among
the People of the Book; early Christian/Muslim military alliances; the
covenants of the Prophet in light of political science, economics,
sociology, ethics, and leadership studies; positive and negative influences
of western textual criticism and historical analysis on the Islamic
intellectual tradition.

Deadline for Completed Studies: September 1st, 2014


Please send your proposal along with a brief bio featuring your education,
academic affiliation, and major publications to Dr. John Andrew Morrow, the
Editor-in-Chief at: drjamorrow3333 at hotmail.com


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