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This dissertation examines Emmanuel Lévinas's Talmudic readings and the hermeneutics employed to translate the Talmud into modern language. Lévinas claims to be translating “Hebrew” into “Greek” by rendering into a universal, philosophical language (“Greek”) the ethical structur…

This study examines how the combination between image, word, and space in the texts of Ramon Llull redefine the processes of reading, thus leading to a re-articulation of translatio and convivencia in the medieval canon. The terms translatio and convivencia have traditionally be…

This dissertation examines the spread of Islam into South and Southeast Asia through the lens of translation processes, linguistic change and literary transmission. The textual materials analyzed are those produced by Muslim communities in three of the regions' major languages--…

This study examines the continuing efforts to integrate secular and religious sciences in Islamic secondary religious schools in Malaysia. It explored the differences that exist among the three stakeholders: the Ministry of Education, the scholars of education, and the teachers …