The Orient in Utrecht: Adriaan Reland (1676-1718), Arabist, Cartographer, Antiquarian and Scholar of Comparative Religion
The Orient in Utrecht: Adriaan Reland (1676-1718), Arabist, Cartographer, Antiquarian and Scholar of Comparative Religion
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The Orient in Utrecht unfolds the intellectual biography of Adriaan Reland (1676-1718), professor of Oriental languages and Hebrew Antiquities in Utrecht, philologist, Hebraist, Arabist, cartographer, poet, antiquarian, and a pioneer of the comparative study of religion.
Bart Jaski (PhD Trinity College Dublin, 1995) is keeper of manuscripts of the University Library of Utrecht. He has published widely on medieval Irish and manuscript studies, and is the editor of various publications. Christian Lange (PhD Harvard, 2006) is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Utrecht University. He is the author of monographs on medieval Islamic conceptions of justice and punishment (2008), paradise and hell in Islam (2016), and the reception history of the prophet Mohammed (2017). Anna Pytlowany is an independent scholar and media professional. She holds a PhD in History of Linguistics from the University of Amsterdam (2018). Her main research interests are material aspects of manuscripts and Dutch mercantile linguistics. Henk van Rinsum (PhD Utrecht, 2001) is a Utrecht-trained historian and anthropologist. He published about universities and religion in Africa. In February 2018, he organised a symposium in Utrecht on the work and life of Adrianus Reland with Islam scholars, Arabists, linguists and historians.
Bart Jaski (PhD Trinity College Dublin, 1995) is keeper of manuscripts of the University Library of Utrecht. He has published widely on medieval Irish and manuscript studies, and is the editor of various publications. Christian Lange (PhD Harvard, 2006) is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Utrecht University. He is the author of monographs on medieval Islamic conceptions of justice and punishment (2008), paradise and hell in Islam (2016), and the reception history of the prophet Mohammed (2017). Anna Pytlowany is an independent scholar and media professional. She holds a PhD in History of Linguistics from the University of Amsterdam (2018). Her main research interests are material aspects of manuscripts and Dutch mercantile linguistics. Henk van Rinsum (PhD Utrecht, 2001) is a Utrecht-trained historian and anthropologist. He published about universities and religion in Africa. In February 2018, he organised a symposium in Utrecht on the work and life of Adrianus Reland with Islam scholars, Arabists, linguists and historians.