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almahu_9949701546502882
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1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004462175
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9789004462168
Series Statement:
The History of Oriental Studies ; 10
Content:
Adriaan Reland (1676-1718), Arabist, Cartographer, Antiquarian and Scholar of Comparative Religion covers the intellectual achievements of a remarkable man: Adriaan Reland, professor of Oriental languages (1701) and Hebrew Antiquities (1713) at the University of Utrecht from 1701 to 1718. Although he never travelled beyond the borders of his home country, he had an astonishingly broad worldview. The contributions in this volume illuminate Reland's many accomplishments and follow his scholarly trajectory as an Orientalist, a linguist, a cartographer, a poet, and a historian of comparative religions. Reland, although a devout Protestant, believed that religions should be examined objectively on their own terms with the help of reliable and authentic documents, which would dispel the prejudices of the past. Contributors: Lot Brouwer, Ulrich Groetsch,Toon van Hal, Jason Harris, Bart Jaski, Christian Lange, Richard van Leeuwen, Remke Kruk, Anna Pytlowany, Henk J. van Rinsum, Dirk Sacré, Arnoud Vrolijk, Tobias Winnerling and Jan Just Witkam.
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Preliminary Material --
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Copyright page --
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Acknowledgements --
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Notes on Contributors --
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Introduction Adriaan Reland (1676-1718): Early Modern Humanist, Philologist and Scholar of Comparative Religion /
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Chapter 1 Adriaan Reland (1676-1718) and His Formative Years /
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Chapter 2 Adriaan Reland's Legacy as a Scholar of Islam /
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Chapter 3 Follow the Light: Adriaan Reland (1676-1718) on Muhammad /
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Chapter 4 Adriaan Reland and Dutch Scholarship on Islam /
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Chapter 5 The First Dutch Translation of Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān , Reland's Annotated Version and the Mysterious Translator S.D.B. /
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Chapter 6 Adriaan Reland's Fascination with the Languages of the World /
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Chapter 7 Digging without Dirt: Adriaan Reland's Explorations of the Holy Land /
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Chapter 8 'Geleerdster der Landbeschryveren'? Adriaan Reland Mapping Persia and Japan, 1705-1715 /
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Chapter 9 Adriaan Reland, Galatea : An Introduction /
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Chapter 10 Adriaan Reland: A Life in Fragments /
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Chapter 11 The Manuscript Collection of Adriaan Reland in the University Library of Utrecht and Beyond /
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Chapter 12 The Adriaan Reland Collection at Leiden University Library /
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Chapter 13 Adriaan Reland on Islamic Gems and Seals /
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Appendix 1 The Works of Adriaan Reland /
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Appendix 2 The Manuscript Collection of Adriaan Reland /
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Appendix 3 The Letters of Adriaan Reland /
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Appendix 4 Relandus- Elegies for Galatea, no. 2 --
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Appendix 5 Heinrich Sike's 1696 Congratulatory Poem for Adriaan Reland --
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Appendix 6 The Maps of Adriaan Reland /
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Index of Names.
Additional Edition:
Print version: The Orient in Utrecht: Adriaan Reland (1676-1718), Arabist, Cartographer, Antiquarian and Scholar of Comparative Religion. Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2021 ISBN 9789004462168
Language:
English
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