About the project
This project relates the consequences of the arrival of the bible into the Arabic language in the 19th Century. My hypothesis is that the bible translation contributed to the secularization of Arab society and the modernization of the Arabic language. This thesis would primary use philological methods ans literary theory but would also draw on perspectives and insights from the social sciences and political theory.
Supervisors
Helge Jordheim, Academic director Kultrans (Faculty of Humanities).
Stephan Guth, professor at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages.
Jorunn Økland, professor and director, Centre for Gender Research.
Rana Issa works at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages.