William Montgomery Watt (1996), Islam: A Short History. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. 159 pages. [ISBN: 1-85168-205-8]
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https://doi.org/10.22452/JAT.vol21no1.23Keywords:
Watt, Islam, HistoryAbstract
This book review provides a critical analysis of a work by the orientalist William Montgomery Watt (1909–2006), a Scottish Emeritus Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Edinburgh (1964–1979). The book under review is entitled Islam: A Short History, published in 1996. The author offers his own critical interpretation on how to define and foster a positive understanding of Islam for both his Western readers and his Muslim colleagues.
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