Christian-Muslim Relations, a Bibliographical History Volume 17 (CMR 17), covering Great Britain, the Netherlands and Scandinavia in the period 1800-1914, is a further volume in a general history of relations between the two faiths from the 7th century to the early 20th century. It comprises a series of introductory essays and the main body of detailed entries. These treat all the works, surviving or lost, that have been recorded. They provide biographical details of the authors, descriptions and assessments of the works themselves, and complete accounts of manuscripts, editions, translations and studies. The result of collaboration between numerous leading scholars,
CMR 17, along with the other volumes in this series, is intended as a tool for research in Christian-Muslim relations.
Section Editors: Clinton Bennett, Luis F. Bernabé Pons, Jaco Beyers, Emanuele Colombo, Lejla Demiri, Martha Frederiks, David D. Grafton, Stanisław Grodź, Alan Guenther, Vincenzo Lavenia, Arely Medina, Alain Messaoudi, Diego Melo Carrasco, Gordon Nickel, Claire Norton, Radu Păun, Reza Pourjavady, Douglas Pratt, Charles Ramsey, Peter Riddell, Umar Ryad, Cornelia Soldat, Karel Steenbrink, Charles Tieszen, Carsten Walbiner, Catherina Wenzel
David Thomas FBA, PhD (1983) in Islamic Studies, University of Lancaster, is Emeritus Professor of Christianity and Islam at the University of Birmingham. Among his most recent works are
CMR vols 12-14 and 16 (Brill, 2009-20).
John Chesworth, PhD (2008) in Religious Studies, University of Birmingham, is Research Officer for
Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History 1500-1900 at the University of Birmingham. He has published on Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa and Europe, and co-edited
The character of Christian-Muslim Encounter (Brill, 2015) and
CMR vols 6-14, 16 (Brill, 2014-20).
Foreword List of illustrations and Maps Abbreviations
Clinton Bennett, Introduction: Great Britain, the Netherlands and Scandinavia in the 19th century
Alison Dingle, The 19th-century Holy Land. English authors and the writing of a new biblical landscape
Maryse Kruithof, The contribution of missionaries to the study of Islam in the Netherlands in the 19th century
Simon Sorgenfrei, Diplomats, missionaries and a migrant merchant. Muslim-Swedish relations, 1800-1914
Jørgen Bæk Simonsen, The impact of Islam and Muslims on Denmark in the 19th century
Nora S. Eggen, Islam and Norway in the 19th century
Works on Christian-Muslim relations 1800-1914
Great Britain
The Netherlands
Scandinavia
Contributors Index of Names Index of Titles
Specialists in the history of Christian-Muslim relations, Islamicists, historians of Britain, the Netherlands and Scandinavia, textual specialists, missiologists, theologians and historians of European colonial expansion.