Roberto Tottoli

Roberto Tottoli is a Full Professor of Islamic studies at the University of Naples Oriental, leading the Department of Asia, Africa and the Mediterranean. He has held academic positions since 1999, progressing from Lecturer to Full Professor. His research focuses on Quranic studies, Islamic literature, and historical religious interactions between Europe and the Islamic world.

Education:

• PhD in Islamic Studies, University of Naples Oriental (1996)
• Bachelor's Degree (Laurea) in Oriental Studies, University of Venice Ca’ Foscari (1988)

Research Interests:

• Quranic textual history and translations
• Hadith and Sunna interpretation
• Islamic eschatology in Aljamiado literature
• European scholarly engagement with Islamic texts (16th-17th centuries)

His work bridges historical analysis with contemporary cultural studies, emphasizing textual transmission and interfaith dynamics.

Awards:

• 2018: Principal Investigator for the €9.8M Horizon 2020 ERC-Synergy Project 'The European Qur’an'
• 2015: King Abdullah International Translation Award for translating Mālik’s Al-Muwatta’
• 2015: Elected Member of the Accademia Ambrosiana (Milan)

Grants & Fellowships:

• Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton) Member (2016-17)
• Visiting Professorships at École des hautes études en sciences sociales (Paris) and Harvard University

His research funding includes major European grants and international collaborations.

Publications: Tottoli has authored/edited over 30 books and 50 articles, focusing on Quranic manuscripts, European Islamic scholarship, and Morisco cultural heritage. Key works include Introduzione all’Islam (2018) and co-authored studies on Ludovico Marracci’s Quran translations.