8vo. 457 pp., detached frontispiece portrait with very small cut to lower corner not affecting image, 8 b/w plates at rear, English & German text, blue cloth, title gilt on spine & front cover, notes, index, copy clean & in very good condition, E. J. Brill, Leiden, 1986.

Synopsis

Ignac Goldziher, was a Hungarian scholar of Islam. Along with the German Theodor Nöldeke and the Dutch Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, he is considered the founder of modern Islamic studies in Europe. His eminence in the sphere of scholarship was due primarily to his careful investigation of pre-Islamic and Islamic law, tradition, religion and poetry, in connection with which he published a large number of treatises, review articles and essays contributed to the collections of the Hungarian Academy. Most of his scholarly works are still considered relevant.
In addition to his scholarly works, Goldziher kept a relatively personal record of his reflections, travel records and daily records. This journal was later published in German as Tagebuch.