Ana Davitashvili holds a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Bamberg (Germany). Her dissertation (2021) explores the depictions of the ḥūr ʿīn in the Qurʾan, pre-Islamic Arabic poetry, and early Islamic exegesis (forthcoming with Brill/Schöningh 2023).

Her research focuses on literary aspects of the Qurʾan, methodological approaches to the study of Muslim traditions, as well as on a comparative study of pre-Islamic Syriac Christianity, the Qurʾan, and early ḥadīths (in particular, Isrāʾīlīyāt). Ana’s articles include “the Inner-Qurʾānic Development of the Images of Women in Paradise: From the ḥūrʿīn to Believing Women”, JIQSA 7 (2022). She has taught courses on gender, contemporary Muslim thought, modern Arabic literature, and historical-critical approaches to the Qurʾan.

Ana is currently working on a book project that unearths the affinities of the Qurʾan with pre-Islamic West and East Syrian Christian traditions.

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