Qur’an translation of the week #182: ‘Islamizing’ an Orientalist Translation: Paratextual Transformations of Krachkovskii’s Russian Qur’an Translation during the 1990s
While we typically explore Qur’an translations authored by Muslims, today we delve into the intriguing transformations and faith-based usage of a renowned Orientalist Qur’an translation in Russian. The famous Russian Arabist Ignatii Krachkovskii (1883–1951), known in the academic world for establishing the Soviet school of Arabic studies and for his prolific publication record, is mostly […]