This book surveys the main holdings of a major private library devoted to published works and documents produced in Europe concerning the Arab and Islamic world. Travel reports, history, religion, science, languages, and literature are all covered in what is both an introduction to the whole field and a scholarly reference work.
This book surveys the main holdings of a major private library devoted to published works and documents produced in Europe concerning the Arab and Islamic world. Travel reports, history, religion, science, languages, and literature are all covered in what is both an introduction to the whole field and a scholarly reference work.
Alastair Hamilton, former Louise Thijssen-Schoute Professor of the History of Ideas at Leiden University and Professor emeritus of the History of the Radical Reformation at the University of Amsterdam, is the Arcadian Visiting Research Professor at the School of Advanced Study, London University, Warburg Institute. He is a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy.
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Acknowledgements Introduction by Robert Jones 1: Chapter One. Travel Pilgrims Missionaries Merchants Diplomats Scientists Antiquarians and archaeologists Soldiers Tourists, artists and professional travellers Crossroads Arabia Women 2: Chapter Two. Turcica War Curiosity satisfied 3: Chapter Three. Science and Medicine 4: Chapter Four. Islam and Christianity Islam Christians in the East and Eastern Christianity 5: Chapter Five. Spain 6: Chapter Six. Oriental Scholarship and Literature Oriental scholarship Oriental literature Bibliography Index
Acknowledgements Introduction by Robert Jones 1: Chapter One. Travel Pilgrims Missionaries Merchants Diplomats Scientists Antiquarians and archaeologists Soldiers Tourists, artists and professional travellers Crossroads Arabia Women 2: Chapter Two. Turcica War Curiosity satisfied 3: Chapter Three. Science and Medicine 4: Chapter Four. Islam and Christianity Islam Christians in the East and Eastern Christianity 5: Chapter Five. Spain 6: Chapter Six. Oriental Scholarship and Literature Oriental scholarship Oriental literature Bibliography Index
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