Three Department of Religion Professors featured in Upcoming Gitner Lecture.
Join Kecia Ali, Associate Professor of Religion, as she presents the second annual College of Arts & Sciences Gitner Family Lecture, “Contesting Muhammad: Contemporary Controversies in Historical Perspective.”
The Prophet’s life story has been told from the earliest days of Islam to the present, by both Muslims and non-Muslims, in myriad ways.
Since the nineteenth century, hagiographic and polemical writings have merged into a single, contentious, story, usually devoting substantial attention to Muhammad’s relationships with women, especially his first wife, Khadija, and his young favorite, Aisha. Modern Muslim accounts of these marriages arose in tandem and in tension with Western depictions, and were shaped by new ideas about religion, sexuality, and marriage.
Exploring these contested images of Muhammad as a husband illuminates key forces at play in contemporary thinking about this vital figure.
Respondents will include Stephen Prothero, Professor of Religion, and Teena Purohit, Assistant Professor of Religion.
| When: | Thursday, September 17, 2015 6 p.m. |
| Where: | The Tsai Performance Center 685 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA |
| Price: | Complimentary |
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ASL interpretation will be provided. For additional access, please contact Sarah Speltz at smspeltz@bu.edu.
The Tsai Performance Center is easily accessible by public transportation: Green Line B, BU Central stop. This event is free and open to the public.