A Short History of the Gibb Memorial Trust and its Trustees: A Century of Oriental Scholarship
Provides an unusual history of an important institution promoting Islamic scholarship in BritainPresents authoritative biographies of leading scholars by those working in the same fieldBrings together leading scholars of Middle Eastern history, literature, Islamic mysticism and religious studies to...
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| Summary: | Provides an unusual history of an important institution promoting Islamic scholarship in BritainPresents authoritative biographies of leading scholars by those working in the same fieldBrings together leading scholars of Middle Eastern history, literature, Islamic mysticism and religious studies to discuss their influential predecessors in these fieldsDraws on the unpublished archives of the Gibb Memorial Trust and first-hand memoirsReveals how the Gibb Memorial Trust was able to promote and support the publication and study of key Middle Eastern sources for over a centuryThe Gibb Memorial Trust, founded at the start of the 20th century, comprised among its trustees some of the most celebrated and prominent orientalists of their day. Together, they sponsored and supported research on editing and translating Arabic, Persian and Turkish manuscripts on a range of subjects, from history, literature, geography and poetry to Sufism and the Islamic sciences.This volume covers the development of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies over the last 120 years or so, as seen through the biographies of the leading scholars of the period. It opens with a short history of the Trust, before presenting a series of short biographical and often personal appreciations of these eminent Middle Eastern scholars of the past, written by existing trustees. In providing a history of this important institution, the book shines a light on the history and development of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies in Britain more broadly |
| Item Description: | Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Nov 2023) |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (208 pages) 6 B/W illustrations 6 b&w photos |
| ISBN: | 9781399516273 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9781399516273 |
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