“Salty language” and a “plurality of voices”: An interview with Sean Anthony on translating the Maghāzī

Sean W. Anthony, assistant professor of history at the University of Oregon, brings a historian’s eye to his work editing and translating Maʿmar ibn Rāshid’s Maghāzī, or The Expeditions: An Early Biography of Muḥammad. The text explores the early life of the prophet and his community and, as Anthony says, contains “humor, adventure, tragedy, and … Continue reading “Salty language” and a “plurality of voices”: An interview with Sean Anthony on translating the Maghāzī