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The Quran and Islamic Tradition in Comparative Perspective unit of the ISBLwelcomes proposals for both individual papers and pre-arranged panels forthe International meeting in Vienna, Austria, July 6-10, 2014.Suggested topics might include, but are not limited to: parallels tobiblical, Jewish, and Christian tradition in the Quran and Islamicliterature; the relationships between Jewish, Christian, and Muslimexegetical traditions; the various discursive expressions of intercommunalexchange and relations, including both dialogue and polemic; Islam inEuropean discourse; and Muslim cultural, religious, social, and politicallife in the West.The 2014 meeting in Vienna will feature two special panels co-sponsored byEuropean institutions. We welcome submissions pertaining to the themes ofthese panels for potential inclusion in the programme:Comparative Mystical Traditions in the Medieval Islamic World, co-sponsoredby the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI), Rome,and the Quran and Islamic Tradition in Comparative Perspective UnitThe Bible in Arabic: Current Trends in Research, co-sponsored by ResearchUnit Intellectual History of the Islamicate World, Freie Universit?t Berlin,and the Quran and Islamic Tradition in Comparative Perspective UnitThe call for papers closes February 5, 2014. Please contact the Chair of theprogram unit, Michael Pregill(michael.pregill@gmail.com&#60;mailto:michael.pregill@gmail.com&#62;) for moreinformation, or visit:&#60;http://sbl-site.org/meetings/Internationalmeeting.aspx&#62;http://sbl-site.org/meetings/Internationalmeeting.aspx