The conference aims to take stock of the state of the field in Qur’anic manuscript studies and assess its broader significance, according to IQNA.
It hopes to consider the new directions provided to the field of Qur’anic studies by the digital revolution, in terms of access to the manuscripts and tools for editing their texts, and by the new understanding of philology accruing from digital philology. The broader consequences of material discoveries for the history of the Paleo-Qur’anic text and for the early history of Paleo-Islam will complement more technical discussions and contributions to the conference.
Current Qur’anic manuscript projects, policy and politics of access to material and immaterial objects, perspectives on digital encoding and the textual transmission of the Qur’an are some of the topics to be covered in the conference.
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