On January 30, 2019, orientalist and historian of religion Róbert Simon will deliver a lecture entitled “The birth of a world religion and world empire – the genesis of Islam”.
The fourth season of the lecture series entitled “Orientalists in NSZL [1]” will begin with a ceremonial lecture. January speaker of the series featuring internationally renowned representatives of Hungarian research into the East will be orientalist and historian of religion Róbert Simon [2], who is also a translator of the Quran and several other Eastern texts of religious history, and an expert in the development of Islam.
Title of the lecture: “The birth of a world religion and world empire - the genesis of Islam”
Date and venue of the event: January 30, 2019, 5 p.m., National Széchényi Library, Ceremonial Hall on Floor 6
Major works by Róbert Simon
- Korán. Translated by Róbert Simon. Prométheusz Könyvek 17. Bp., Helikon, 1987. 498 pp
- Ignác Goldziher. His Life and Scholarship as Reflected in his Works and Correspondence. Bp., Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences – Leiden, E. J. Brill, 1986
- Ibn Khaldún. Történelemtudomány és birodalmiság. Kőrösi Csoma Kiskönyvtár 25. Bp., Akadémiai Kiadó, 1999
- A vallástörténet klasszikusai. Szöveggyűjtemény portrévázlatokkal; Edited by Róbert Simon; Osiris, Bp., 2003
- Iszlám kulturális lexikon; Corvina, Bp., 2009
- Mání és a fény vallása. A manicheizmus forrásai; Compiled by Róbert Simon, Edited by Róbert Simon, Monika Simon-Pesthy; Corvina, Bp., 2011
- Etűdök a halálról. Túlvilági utazás a mazdaizmusban és az iszlámban; Corvina, Bp., 2013 (Keleti források)
- Az iszlám fundamentalizmus. Gyökerek és elágazások Mohamedtől az al-Qá'idáig; Corvina, Bp., 2014 (Keleti források)
- Politika az iszlámban. A muszlim társadalom anatómiája; Corvina, Bp. 2016
- Buddha vagy Jézus? Barlaam és Joszaphát a vallások keresztútján; Corvina, Bp. 2017
About the series
Main aim of the lectures, discussions and book presentations, to be held once in a month and starting at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays, is to provide the general public with state-of-the-art knowledge on issues covering various fields and periods, and on the latest research results by lectures delivered by internationally renowned Hungarian researchers.
Cultural historical series entitled Orientalists in NSZL [1], presenting various fields and results of Hungarian research into the East, has been edited by László Tüske, Director-General of NSZL, Arabist, professor of Pázmány Péter Catholic University.