The Life and Work of W. Montgomery Watt

ISBN-13: 9781474447324 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 192 str.

Carole Hillenbrand

Opis

This commemorative volume discusses aspects of the life and work of the internationally famous scholar Professor W. Montgomery Watt (1909 2006).

Spis treści

Preface; Part 1: Lectures given on 23 October 2015 at the University of Edinburgh; 1. William Montgomery Watt: The Man and The Scholar, Carole Hillenbrand; 2. The Study of Islam’s Origins since W. Montgomery Watt’s Publications, Fred Donner; 3. Committed Openness: A Glance at William Montgomery Watt’s Religious Life, Richard Holloway; Part Two: Unpublished Writings of William Montgomery Watt; 4. A Diary; 5. The Testament of a Search; 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 bibliography of the books published by William Montgomery Watt.