Tilman Nagel

Tilman Nagel ( born April 19, 1942 in Cottbus ) is a German Orientalist and scholar of Islam.

Nail studied at the University of Bonn Islamic Studies, Comparative Religion and Central Asian Affairs. After receiving his doctorate in 1967 and the acquisition of teaching qualification ( venia legendi ) 1971 to 1981 he worked at the Department of Oriental Languages ​​at the University of Bonn. After that, he taught and conducted research from 1981 to 2007 as a professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Göttingen and was the end of the summer term 2007 emeritus. His final lecture he gave on education in the medieval world of Islam: The Madrasa or the price of perfect knowledge. On the Chair followed him in 2008 Sebastian Günther.

Nagel has written important standard works of Islamic Studies. His summum opus is the in 2008 released, more than 1,000 -page biography of Muhammad. The author is in his own words " not an image of the Muslim biography of Muhammad, it's about the history of scientific collection of his figure and his work in the context of late antique Near East event, social and religious history as well as the description of the genesis and development of the Muslim Mohammed faith. "

Nail is known for islam critical analyzes and interventions. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge Augusta to the golden circle in Göttingen, he presides at the time (2012 ) as Worshipful Master.

Works

  • State and community of faith in Islam, Vol 1, From the beginnings to the 13th century, Artemis, Zurich 1981.
  • State and community of faith in Islam, Vol 2 From the late Middle Ages to modern times, Artemis, Zurich 1981 ISBN 3-7608-4531-2
  • The fortress of faith. Triumph and failure of Islamic rationalism in the 11th century Beck, Munich 1988, ISBN 3-406-33280-3
  • Timur the Conqueror and the Islamic world of the late Middle Ages. Beck, Munich 1993 ISBN 3-406-37171- X
  • History of Islamic theology. Beck, Munich 1994, ISBN 3-406-37981-8
  • The Islamic World to 1500. Munich 1998 ( Oldenbourg layout history 24), ISBN 978-3-486-53011-7
  • Islamic law. An Introduction, WVA -Verlag, 2001 ISBN 3-936136-00-9 Westhofen
  • Islam - The saving message of the Quran and its consequences, WVA -Verlag, Westhofen 2001.
  • The Qur'an: Introduction, texts, explanations. Beck, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-406-43886-5
  • In the Manifest is hidden. The promise of salvation of Sunni Islam, Cambridge University Press, Göttingen 2002
  • Allah's favorite: origin and manifestations of Mohammed faith, Oldenbourg - Verlag 2008, ISBN 978-3-486-58535-3
  • Muhammad - His Life and Legend, Oldenbourg - Verlag 2008, ISBN 978-3-486-58534-6
  • Mohammed - Chapter 20 about the Prophet of the Muslims, 2010 ISBN 978-3-486-59705-9.
  • The Koran and its religious and cultural environment, 2010. ISBN 978-3-486-59052-4
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