FA-51836-05 | Research Programs: Fellowships for University Teachers | Ziad Elmarsafy | Translation of the Qur'an and the Early Modern Construction of Islam | 7/1/2005 - 6/30/2006 | $40,000.00 | Ziad | | Elmarsafy | | | | New York University | New York | NY | 10012-1019 | USA | 2004 | Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Fellowships for University Teachers | Research Programs | 40000 | 0 | 40000 | 0 |
In this project I propose to study of the English and French translations of the Qur’an and their impact on the Enlightenment’s relationship to the Muslim world. In particular I will focus on the Sale translation (1734) and its impact on the place of Islam in the works of Voltaire and Gibbon. |