Emmanuel Pisani

Emmanuel Pisani is a researcher at the Institute of Science and Theology of Religions, Paris, affiliated with the 'Religion, Culture and Society' research unit (EA7403). He directs the 'Islam and Otherness' research laboratory and serves as a scientific advisor to the University Platform for Research on Islam in Europe and Lebanon (PLURIEL). He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Fondation de l'Islam de France.

• Specializes in Quranic exegesis, interreligious dialogue, and Islamic epistemology
• Focuses on theological conflicts, authority in Islamic scholarship, and historical construction of religious identities
• Active in interdisciplinary research bridging theology, history, and philology

His publications explore themes such as the role of hadith in Islamic knowledge (2019), iǧtihād vs. taqlīd in Sunni and Shia Islam (2021), and the evolution of Muslim theology of religions (2018-2020). The most recent work (2025) analyzes representations of religious 'otherness' in the Quran and its commentaries, combining theology, art history, and translation studies.

• Award: Muhammad Arkoun Prize (2016) for groundbreaking thesis on al-Ġazālī's treatment of non-Muslims