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MIDEO is a scientific journal that focuses on the religious and philosophical areas of scholarship undertaken by the researchers at IDEO and its collaborators. Particular attention is paid to the history of ideas and doctrines of the Arab world, from the past and the present, as it sees itself as well as its relationship with the West. Produced in Egypt, MIDEO also has a particular interest in the historical, cultural and doctrinal problems of ancient and modern Egypt, which are pursued in close and constant collaboration with Egyptian scholars.

Current open issue
41 | 2026 (Open issue)
Le sens littéral entre mondes chrétiens et mondes musulmans

المعنى الحرفي بين العوالم المسيحية والعوالم الإسلامية
Entitled after its thematic dossier The Literal Meaning between Christian Worlds and Muslim Worlds, issue 41 of MIDÉO addresses the question of the literal meaning of the sacred Scriptures through a comparative approach to medieval Christian and Muslim exegesis. Arising from a set of study days held in Cairo, it brings biblical and Qurʾānic exegesis into dialogue with theology, law, and philosophy, showing that the “literal” sense is never univocal or fixed, but plural, constructed, and historically situated. Far from superficial comparisons, the contributions shed light, on both sides, on the hermeneutical creativity of medieval worlds and on the intellectual stakes involved in the interpretation of Scripture.



 

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Numéro ouvert le 08/01/2026.

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Latest issue
40 | 2025
The Religious Other in Quranic Tafsīr

الآخر الديني في التفسير القرآني

The volume entitled “The Religious Other in Qur’anic Tafsīr” addresses representations of religious otherness in the Qur’an and its commentaries (tafsīr). This issue is the result of the Idéo and OIB study days, and adopts an interdisciplinary approach combining theology, history, translation studies, philology, as well as art history. Contributions include innovative analyses of biblical figures, modern translations of the Qur’an, and perspectives on the theological foundations of interfaith relations. The book highlights the tensions between pluralism and the assertion of the superiority of Islam, while emphasising the contextual and comparative influences in Qur’anic exegesis.

Publication history

Numéro fermé le 30/07/2025

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