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Book SynopsisAdriaan 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
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures Notes on Contributors Introduction: Adriaan Reland (1676–1718): Early Modern Humanist, Philologist and Scholar of Comparative Religion Bart Jaski, Christian Lange, Anna Pytlowany, and Henk J. van Rinsum part 1: Reland in His Time 1 Adriaan Reland (1676–1718) and His Formative Years A Prelude to De Religione Mohammedica Henk J. van Rinsum 2 Adriaan Reland’s Legacy as a Scholar of Islam Lot Brouwer 3 Follow the Light: Adriaan Reland (1676–1718) on Muhammad Christian Lange 4 Adriaan Reland and Dutch Scholarship on Islam Scholarly and Religious Visions of the Muslim Pilgrimage Richard van Leeuwen part 2: Reland and the World 5 The First Dutch Translation of Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān, Reland’s Annotated Version and the Mysterious Translator S.D.B. Remke Kruk and Arnoud Vrolijk 6 Adriaan Reland’s Fascination with the Languages of the World Toon van Hal 7 Digging without Dirt: Adriaan Reland’s Explorations of the Holy Land Ulrich Groetsch 8 ‘Geleerdster der Landbeschryveren’? Adriaan Reland Mapping Persia and Japan, 1705–1715 Tobias Winnerling 9 Adriaan Reland, Galatea: An Introduction Dirk Sacré 10 Adriaan Reland: A Life in Fragments Anna Pytlowany Part 3: Collections, Manuscripts, and Seals 11 The Manuscript Collection of Adriaan Reland in the University Library of Utrecht and Beyond Bart Jaski 12 The Adriaan Reland Collection at Leiden University Library Antoine Galland Autographs, Oriental Manuscripts and the Enigmas of the 1761 Auction Catalogue Arnoud Vrolijk 13 Adriaan Reland on Islamic Gems and Seals An Annotated Translation of the Latin Text Jan Just Witkam Appendix 1: The Works of Adriaan Reland Compiled by Henk J. van Rinsum Appendix 2: The Manuscripts of Adriaan Reland Compiled by Bart Jaski Appendix 3: The Letters of Adriaan Reland Compiled by Tobias Winnerling Appendix 4: Relandus—Elegies for Galatea, no. 2 Translated from the Latin by Jason Harris Appendix 5: Heinrich Sike’s 1696 Congratulatory Poem for Adriaan Reland Translated from the Arabic by Christian Lange Appendix 6: The Maps of Adriaan Reland Compiled by Tobias Winnerling Index of Names
