The Life and Work of W. Montgomery Watt

Carole Hillenbrand is Honorary Professorial Fellow, Professor Emerita at the University of Edinburgh and Professor of Islamic History, University of St Andrews since 2013. She is author of several books including Islam: A New Historical Introduction (2015) and The Crusades (Edinburgh University Press, 1999).

Preface

Part One: Lectures given on 23 October 2015 at the University of Edinburgh

Chapter 1: William Montgomery Watt: the man and the scholar, Carole Hillenbrand

Chapter 2: The Study of Islam's Origins since W. Montgomery Watt's Publications, Fred Donner

Chapter 3: Committed Openness: A Glance at William Montgomery Watt's Religious Life, Richard Holloway

Part Two: Unpublished Writings of William Montgomery Watt

Chapter 4: A Diary

Chapter 5: The Testament of a Search

Chapter 6: William Montgomery Watt's Inaugural Lecture - Islamic studies in Scotland: Retrospect and Prospect

Part Three: Reflections on the work of William Montgomery Watt

Chapter 7: Scottish Pioneers of Arabic and Islamic Studies, David Kerr

Appendices

a) Some Reminiscences of Louis Massignon, William Montgomery Watt

b) Tribute to Professor Watt, Josef van Ess

c) The Last Orientalist: A Valedictory Interview with Professor Watt, Bashir Maan and Alistair McIntosh

d) A Tribute to Professor Watt, Hakim Mohammed Said

e) William Montgomery Watt and a Historicist Interpretation of Islamic History, Hasan Hu¨seyin Adalioglu

f) Some obituaries of Professor Watt

i) Professor Hugh Goddard, The Scotsman

ii) Bishop Richard Holloway, The Guardian

iii) Professor Carole Hillenbrand, The Independent

iv) Charlotte Aldred, Edinburgh Middle East Report Online

A bibliography of the books published by William Montgomery Watt