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Originally Posted by Mikhayl
Where do you get that information from? The Encyclopedia of Islam is in 14 volumes (12 + indexes), it's the Encyclopedia on the Qur'an that is in 6 volumes (5 + index). I have found two references to Raddatz in one of the 6 volumes, two quotes from a book from 1971, nothing else. And there's no mention of his name on Brill's website
I don't have the Encyclopedia of Islam, but if you do you might want to check for those missing volumes, that thing costs an arm.
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I had several volumes of the
first edition, and yes, these books were old, and precious. I sold them because I have no professional interest in them, and only initially used them, but it is very difficult to make use of them if you are no full time insider of the matter. I had bought one book only, the others were heritage from my grandfather.
Got over 250 bucks per volume.
There is a new second edition released over many years, with many more vo,mues, I am not sure how many. With that I am not familiar. Raddatz has contributed to this new edition, I assume on his fields of special interest.
Indeed he was close student (the "prince") of Annemarie Schimmel, but the two separated over a personal row, when Raddatz and her disagreed on her more compromising attitude on several contradictory aspects that Raddatz was not willing to ignore. Annemarie Schimmel is seen as an authority of modern "Orientalistik" and science on Islam in german language, and europe.
Whether his books will be translated or not I do not know, since his books are not PC and the man raises controversy for attacking popular opinions representing the mainstream attitude of spending tolerance for Islam that in Raddatz's arguments are not deserved and even self-damaging.
There are many English standard works that are not translated into French or German as well, so whether or not something is translated into English is not a decisive criterion. just think of russian and chinese scientists.
Until WWII, the Franco-German tradition on islamic research and what we call "Orientalistik" over here has been a major alternative to the anglosaxon traditon of these research branches that since the has gained academic dominance.
"Von Allah zum Terror" is somewhat the sucessor to "Von Gott zu Allah". The latter is the one that defines the basis of Raddatz' historical references by comparing christian and islamic history and basic thinking of both systems' theology. a superb start for begin with. I would make it a mandatory reading for politicians, priest seminaries and and institutions of public education dealing with the matters of islam and comparing religions. I say again that it is possibly the best introduction you can get in German language. And yes, it is violating the consense of the PC crowd - that'S why it is seen as controversial by some. But all public mainstream discussion of Islam is basing on huge informational deficits and PC slogans, so the controversy cannot surprise at all.
P.S. I had the old edition of the Encyclopedia and alway slived by the impression that it were the complete volumes. It was oublished in the tens of thirties of past century and Raddatz obviously had not contributed to it, but the new one, published since the seventies. I have read several of Raddatz contributions to that, but quoted in secondary sources, not the original that I never owned or leased. So it is possible that I indeed put too much trust into seocndary sources claiming him to be co-editor of the encyclopedia. However, I have read and still own several of Raddatz own books. I never read Raddatz commenting himself on his work for the encyclopedia.
Considering the reputation of that encyclopedia, it is hard to image that they would invite somebody to contribute if he does not know a bit more thna just the special stuff he eites about, or would be seen as a political radicalist bringing the whole encyclopedia into discredit. Hardly just anybody would be invited to add to the ecyclopedia.
so Mikhayl in this regard has caused some just correction in my percpetion. In these specific details I stand corrected.