Celebrating the life and work of one of the most famous of all Western scholars of Islam This commemorative volume discusses aspects of the life and work of the internationally famous scholar Professor W. Montgomery Watt (1909-2006). His writings on Islam and on Muslim-Christian relations gained him great prestige and respect, not only in the West but also - and perhaps more significantly - right across the Muslim world. The book includes contributions by Professor Carole Hillenbrand, Professor Fred Donner, Bishop Richard Holloway and the late Professor David Kerr, as well as substantial…mehr
Celebrating the life and work of one of the most famous of all Western scholars of Islam This commemorative volume discusses aspects of the life and work of the internationally famous scholar Professor W. Montgomery Watt (1909-2006). His writings on Islam and on Muslim-Christian relations gained him great prestige and respect, not only in the West but also - and perhaps more significantly - right across the Muslim world. The book includes contributions by Professor Carole Hillenbrand, Professor Fred Donner, Bishop Richard Holloway and the late Professor David Kerr, as well as substantial excerpts from Professor Watt's unpublished writings, copies of which he entrusted to Professor Hillenbrand. Key Features ¿ Includes unpublished writings of W. Montgomery Watt: his diary and 'The Testament of a Search' ¿ Discusses different aspects of W. Montgomery Watt's career and his outstanding achievements ¿ Highlights the core views held by W. Montgomery Watt, as both a scholar of Islamic studies and a minister of the church Carole Hillenbrand is Honorary Professorial Fellow, Professor Emerita at the University of Edinburgh and Professor of Islamic History at the University of St Andrews since 2013. She is author of several books including Islam: A New Historical Introduction (2015) and The Crusades (Edinburgh University Press, 1999).
Carole Hillenbrand is Honorary Professorial Fellow, Professor Emerita at the University of Edinburgh and Professor of Islamic History at the University of St Andrews since 2013. In 2005 she became the first non-Muslim scholar to be awarded the prestigious King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies, reflecting her 'revolutionary approach to the largely one-sided subject of the Crusades'. She is author of The Crusades (EUP, 1999), The Waning of the Umayyad Caliphate (Albany, 1989), A Muslim Principality in Crusader Times (Brill, 1990), and co-editor (with C. E. Bosworth) of Qajar Iran, (Edinburgh, 1984) and editor of The Sultan's Turret (Brill, 1999).
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Preface Part 1: Lectures given on 23 October 2015 at the University of Edinburgh Chapter 1: William Montgomery Watt: the man and the scholar, Carole Hillenbrand Chapter 2: The Study of Islam's Origins since W. Montgomery Watt's Publications, Fred Donner Chapter 3: Committed Openness: A Glance at William Montgomery Watt's Religious Life, Richard Holloway Part Two: Unpublished Writings of William Montgomery Watt Chapter 4: A Diary Chapter 5: The Testament of a Search Chapter 6: William Montgomery Watt's Inaugural Lecture - Islamic studies in Scotland: Retrospect and Prospect Part 3: Reflections on the work of William Montgomery Watt Chapter 7: Scottish Pioneers of Arabic and Islamic Studies, David Kerr Appendices a) Some Reminiscences of Louis Massignon, William Montgomery Watt b) Tribute to Professor Watt, Josef van Ess c) The Last Orientalist: A Valedictory Interview with Professor Watt, Bashir Maan and Alistair McIntosh d) A Tribute to Professor Watt, Hakim Mohammed Said e) William Montgomery Watt and a Historicist Interpretation of Islamic History, Hasan Hu¿seyin Adalioglu f) Some obituaries of Professor Watt i) Professor Hugh Goddard, The Scotsman ii) Bishop Richard Holloway, The Guardian iii) Professor Carole Hillenbrand, The Independent iv) Charlotte Aldred, Edinburgh Middle East Report Online A bibliography of the books published by William Montgomery Watt
Preface Part 1: Lectures given on 23 October 2015 at the University of Edinburgh Chapter 1: William Montgomery Watt: the man and the scholar, Carole Hillenbrand Chapter 2: The Study of Islam's Origins since W. Montgomery Watt's Publications, Fred Donner Chapter 3: Committed Openness: A Glance at William Montgomery Watt's Religious Life, Richard Holloway Part Two: Unpublished Writings of William Montgomery Watt Chapter 4: A Diary Chapter 5: The Testament of a Search Chapter 6: William Montgomery Watt's Inaugural Lecture - Islamic studies in Scotland: Retrospect and Prospect Part 3: Reflections on the work of William Montgomery Watt Chapter 7: Scottish Pioneers of Arabic and Islamic Studies, David Kerr Appendices a) Some Reminiscences of Louis Massignon, William Montgomery Watt b) Tribute to Professor Watt, Josef van Ess c) The Last Orientalist: A Valedictory Interview with Professor Watt, Bashir Maan and Alistair McIntosh d) A Tribute to Professor Watt, Hakim Mohammed Said e) William Montgomery Watt and a Historicist Interpretation of Islamic History, Hasan Hu¿seyin Adalioglu f) Some obituaries of Professor Watt i) Professor Hugh Goddard, The Scotsman ii) Bishop Richard Holloway, The Guardian iii) Professor Carole Hillenbrand, The Independent iv) Charlotte Aldred, Edinburgh Middle East Report Online A bibliography of the books published by William Montgomery Watt
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