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SUMMARY:CERES Research Colloquium
DTSTART:20260608T140000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Prophetological Dynamics in Manichaeism and Early Islam (Vlad 
 Manciu)\n\nThis project investigates how concepts of prophecy were constru
 cted\, negotiated\, and transmitted across Late Antique religious environm
 ents\, with particular attention to Manichaeism and the formative period o
 f Islam. Rather than treating “prophecy” as a fixed theological catego
 ry\, the study approaches prophetology as a dynamic and relational discour
 se shaped by polemic\, adaptation\, and interreligious contact. \nDrawing
  primarily on Manichaean primary sources (in Coptic\, Middle Persian\, and
  other fragmentary traditions) alongside early Arabic materials\, the proj
 ect analyzes how Manichaeism and Islam positioned prophets within each of 
 their respective trans-religious\, evolving chains of revelation. Special 
 attention is given to strategies of legitimation—such as claims to final
 ity\, continuity\, or restoration—and to practices of theological and li
 nguistic readaptation. \nBy situating these developments within the broad
 er context of Late Antiquity\, the project aims to demonstrate that early 
 Islamic prophetology did not emerge in isolation but participated in a sha
 red discursive field\, where categories of prophecy\, revelation\, and aut
 hority were actively reconfigured. The study thus contributes to a more nu
 anced understanding of the history of ideas linking Manichaeism and early 
 Islam\, and to broader methodological discussions on linguistic interactio
 n and the building of universalist religions.
LOCATION:CERES Palais\, room "Ruhrpott" (4.13)
URL:https://ceres.rub.de/en/events/ceres-research-colloquium_080626/
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