"Religious Interaction and Co-Production: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in the Entangled Early Medieval Occident" - SNSF Consolidator Grant (2023-2028)
Jews, Christians, and Muslims have lived together in Europe since the 8th century and have had a decisive influence on the continent’s scientific and cultural development. But what impact did their interactions – both cooperative and antagonistic – have on how these three religious communities understood themselves and one another? The interdisciplinary project team will describe the history of these three religious traditions as a history of constant mutual co-production and intertwined identity formation. Co-production refers to the ongoing shaping and reshaping of religious traditions through their interaction with one another and their reflection on one another.
Since 2022, Katharina Heyden (University of Bern) and David Nirenberg (IAS Princeton) have been leading the international, interdisciplinary research collaboration “Co-produced Religions”. Thanks to funding from a Consolidator Grant, a group in Bern will be researching religious co-production in interconnected early medieval Europe from 2023 to 2028 (link to project description).
