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Gilbert Dahan

b. 1943

French historian

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About Gilbert Dahan

Born 1943. Gilbert Dahan is a French historian, medievalist and philologist.

Gilbert Dahan is a French historian of religions, director of research at the CNRS and at the École pratique des hautes études. He is notably a recognized medievalist. His work has renewed studies on the exegesis of the Bible in the Christian West during the Middle Ages.

He is also a specialist of 's work.

Selected publications 1990: Les Intellectuels chrétiens et les Juifs au Moyen Âge, Éditions du Cerf, 648 p. 1991: La polémique chrétienne contre le judaïsme au Moyen Âge, Albin Michel, 148 p. 1998: La rhétorique d'Aristote: traditions et commentaires de l'Antiquité aux XIIe siècle (under the direction of G. Dahan and I. Rosier-Catach), Vrin, 360 p. 1999: L’Exégèse chrétienne de la Bible en Occident médiéval, XIIe–XIVe siècles, Cerf, 490 p. Le brûlement du Talmud à Paris 1242 - 1244 (under the direction of Gilbert Dahan), Cerf, Paris, 2000: Les Mages et les bergers (en collaboration), Cerf 128 p. 2001: L'Occident médiéval, lecteur de l'Écriture, Cerf, 100 p. 2004: L'Expulsion des Juifs de France (1394) - under the direction of Gilbert Dahan, Cerf, 272 p. 2009: Lire la Bible au Moyen Âge - Essais d'herméneutique médiévale, Droz, Geneva 448 p. 2012 L’Épître de Jacques dans sa tradition d'exégèse, Cerf, 162 p.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Positions held
Director of Research at CNRS, Choir director, Director of studies
Employers
École pratique des hautes études, National Center for Scientific Research
Awards
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres; Prix Georges-Dumézil

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Gilbert Dahan?

French historian

When was Gilbert Dahan born?

Gilbert Dahan was born on 21 May 1943 in Casablanca.

What is Gilbert Dahan's occupation?

Gilbert Dahan is a historian, medievalist and philologist.

What nationality is Gilbert Dahan?

Gilbert Dahan is French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gilbert Dahan

· Wikidata: Q3105668

· DBpedia: Gilbert Dahan

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