This event is in the past.It took place on May 28, 2026 at Collège de France.

Paul Casanova, l'Égypte et le Coran 1
Educational Talk
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Paul Casanova, l'Égypte et le Coran

May 28

At Collège de France

Latin Quarter, Paris

🇫🇷Entirely in French, no translation
🎓Expect academic depth, not intro level
🎫Collège de France events are free

Revisit a century-old academic controversy. This colloquium marks 100 years since Paul Casanova's death, exploring his bold thesis that the Quran was compiled during the Umayyad period rather than earlier. Expect rigorous scholarly discussion on Islamic history and textual chronology.

Academic lecture
Islamic studies
History of religion
Arabic scholarship