From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Youssef Seddik (philosopher)
Youssef Seddik (philosopher)
Youssef Seddik (born in 1943 in Tozeur) is a noted Tu- • Dits du prophète Muhammad, éd. Actes Sud, Arles, 2002
nisian philosopher and anthropologist specializing in An- • L’arrivant du soir : cet islam de lumière qui peine à
cient Greece and the anthropology of the Qur’an. devenir, éd. de l’Aube, La Tour d’Aigues, 2004
• Nous n’avons jamais lu le Coran, éd. de l’Aube, La Tour
Biography d’Aigues, 2004
• Qui sont les barbares ? : Itinéraire d’un penseur d’islam,
In 1966, he obtained a master’s degree in philosophy and éd. de l’Aube, La Tour d’Aigues, 2007
a degree in French literature and civilization. During the
next four years, he taught at the French school in Com-
piègne in 1967 and obtained a DES in Philosophy and a
References
degree in Ancient Greece.[1] [1] ^ (French) Portrait of Youssef Seddik
From 1971 to 1977 he taught philosophy in secondary [2] ^ (French)"Youssef Seddik". Radio France.
schools in Tunisia and at the University of Paris III: Sor- http://sites.radiofrance.fr/chaines/france-
bonne Nouvelle, before becoming director of a publish- culture2/emissions/camedit/
ing company specializing in books for young people be- fiche.php?diffusion_id=57308. Retrieved August 22,
tween 1984 and 1987. He was also a reporter of the jour- 2009.
nal La Presse de Tunisie between 1975 and 1983.[2] [3] (French) "Seddik, Youssef". European Institute of
Based in Paris in 1988, he obtained a DEA in the Greek Sciences and Religions.
language and civilization from the University of Paris III: http://www.iesr.ephe.sorbonne.fr/index3689.html.
Sorbonne Nouvelle (1988) and a doctorate at the École Retrieved August 22, 2009.
des hautes études en sciences sociales (1995).[1] He lec- [4] (French)"Brins de chicane. La vie quotidienne à
tured there and also in modern Islamic philosophy at the Bagdad au Xe siècle". Ellipse Librairie.
Sorbonne from 1995 to 1996. http://www.ellipse.ch/
Seddik has published many books and translations Produit.aspx?Produit=899938. Retrieved August 22,
based on Ancient Greece and Islamic heritage, including 2009.
works related to the Prophet Muhammad, Imam Ali, and [5] (French)"Nous n’avons jamais lu le Coran".
the Qur’an. He also attempted to publish a Qur’an in the livre.fnac.com. http://livre.fnac.com/a1553849/
form of seven volumes of comics, but was halted after Youssef-Seddik-Nous-n-avons-jamais-lu-le-
objections from the Tunisian religious authorities in Coran?PID=1. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
1992.[2][3] Persondata
In 1999 he published a book entitled, Brins de chicane.
Name Seddik, Youssef
La vie quotidienne à Bagdad au Xe siècle about daily life in
Baghdad in the tenth century.[4] Alternative names
His book, Nous n’avons jamais lu le Coran , released in Short description
September 2004 explores the language and symbols that Date of birth 1943
are present in the Koran. In the book the author begins
Place of birth
with the questioning of the politics of Islam and the role
of God.[5] Date of death
He also directed documentaries including a series of Place of death
five episodes on Muhammad.[1]
Publications
• Brins de chicane. La vie quotidienne à Bagdad au Xe siècle,
éd. Actes Sud, Arles, 1999
• Dits de l’imam Ali, éd. Actes Sud, Arles, 2000
• Le Coran : autre lecture, autre traduction, éd. de l’Aube,
La Tour d’Aigues, 2002
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