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Arabic Studies in the Netherlands: A Short History in Portraits, 1580-1950 by Richard van Leeuwen, Arnoud Vrolijk (Hardback, 2013)

Arabic is the only living language to have been taught in Dutch higher education for more than four centuries. Practical usefulness, however, has been a prerequisite from the start. Kwledge of Arabic was to promote Dutch interests in the Muslim world, or to help refute Islam. As a cognate of Classical Hebrew, the study of Arabic served as an ancillary science to Biblical studies. Nevertheless, many Arabists such as Thomas Erpenius and Jacobus Golius rose to international distinction. With more than 110 colour illustrations from the Leiden Oriental collections, Arabic Studies in the Netherlands. A Short History in Portraits, 1580-1950 by Arud Vrolijk and Richard van Leeuwen will help the reader to gain insight into a fascinating aspect of Dutch intellectual history.

Place of Publication
Leiden
Spine
18mm
Content Note
Illustrations
Author Biography
Arnoud Vrolijk, Ph.D. (1998), Leiden University, is curator of Oriental manuscripts and rare books at that University. He also publishes regularly on the Leiden collections and the history of Oriental scholarship in the Netherlands. Richard van Leeuwen, Ph.D. (1992), University of Amsterdam, is lecturer in Islamic Studies at that university. He has published extensively on the history of the Middle East, Arabic literature, and Islam in the modern world. He also works as a translator of Arabic literature.
Date of Publication
15/11/2013
Genre
Encyclopedias & General Référence
Country of Publication
Netherlands

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