Weltmuseum Wien – författare

What role does the Holy Scripture of Islam, the Qurʾān, play in the history of European thought? How has it been read and understood in Europe since the first translations in the Middle Ages? The Qurʾān and Islam are traditionally seen as an antithesis to Europe’s self-narrative of cultural achievements: the Enlightenment, secularization, and religious tolerance. Some claim that Islam in general and the Qurʾān in particular are alien to Europe’s culture and political institutions. This publication endeavours to counter this popular belief and to tell a different story by documenting the role the Qurʾān has played in the formation of culture, religion, scholarship, and politics in Europe. Look inside Exhibition Weltmuseum Wien September 18, 2024 to August 24, 2025

The post-ethnological museum no longer regards ethnological collections as archives of ‘foreign cultures’, but as dynamic repositories of knowledge on global relationships. It critically examines their origins and provides new forms of interpretation, cooperation, and authorship. Central to this approach is the dialogue with contemporary art: artistic practices create new ways of engaging with the collections, challenge established meanings, and link them to current social and ecological discourses. The museum sees itself as a translator between different knowledge systems and provides a space in which the past, present, and possible futures are negotiated. The volume brings together artistic and research-based positions that link historical collections with current ecological issues.Invites readers to explore new forms of relationship between humans and the wider world, moving beyond an anthropocentric perspective