Heinz Halm Explained
Heinz Halm (born 21 February 1942 in Andernach, Rhine Province) is a German scholar of Islamic Studies, with a particular expertise on early Shia history, the Ismailites and other Shia sects.
Life
Born and raised in Andernach, Halm studied Islamic and Semitic studies, and medieval and modern history at the University of Bonn, where he was a scholar of Annemarie Schimmel. Following his Ph.D. and a traineeship in journalism at Hessischer Rundfunk, he joined the scholarly project of the (Tuebingen Atlas of the Near & Middle East), a bilingual (German/English) collection of geographical and historical maps. In 1980, he was appointed Professor for Islamic Studies at the University of Tübingen.
Work
Halm's book The Shiites was reviewed in the International Journal of Middle East Studies by Said Amir Arjomand who remarked that "Halm’s historical perspective is a welcome corrective to the ahistorical shallowness of the vast majority of the accounts of the Islamic Revolution." Arjomand recommends the book as "a short historical introduction to Shi`ism, it is serviceable to the general public and has no rival or substitute.”[1]
- Book: The Arabs . Halm . Heinz . Faroqhi . Suraiya . Suraiya Faroqhi . Gronke . Monika . History of the Middle East: A Compilation . Princeton, NJ . Markus Wiener Publishers . 2012 . Princeton Series on the Middle East . 9781558765702.
- Book: [{{Google books|iQp5CgAAQBAJ|plainurl=y}} Die Araber: Von der vorislamischen Zeit bis zur Gegenwart ]. . 4th . 2015 . 978-3-406-68284-1 . de.
- Book: The Arabs: A Short History (with documents) . Markus Wiener Publishers . 2012 . 9781558765450.
- Book: [{{Google books|oVWcBgAAQBAJ|plainurl=y}} Die Schiiten ]. C.H. Beck . 2nd . 2015 . 978-3-406-67716-8 . de.
- Book: The Shiites: A Short History . Markus Wiener Publishers . Princeton, NJ . 2007 . 9781558764378.
- Book: [{{Google books|yfevT2_Xbd0C|plainurl=y}} Der Islam: Geschichte und Gegenwart ]. C.H. Beck . 10th . 2015 . 978-3-406-62886-3 . de.
- Book: [{{Google books|AtfNAgAAQBAJ|plainurl=y}} Kalifen und Assassinen. Ägypten und der Vordere Orient zur Zeit der ersten Kreuzzüge 1074-1171 ]. C.H. Beck . 2014 . 978-3-406-66163-1 . de.
- Book: Das Reich des Mahdi: Der Aufstieg der Fatimiden (875—973). C.H.Beck. 1991. 978-3-406-35497-7. Munchen. de.
- Book: The Empire of the Mahdi The Rise of the Fatimids. E.J. Brill. 1996. 978-90-04-10056-5. Leiden and New York. en. Bonner. Michael. Michael Bonner.
- Book: Der Schiitische Islam: Von Der Religion Zur Revolution . C.H. Beck . 1994 . 978-3-406-37437-1 . de . Shi’a Islam: From Religion to Revolution.
- Book: Shi'a Islam: From Religion to Revolution . Markus Wiener Publishers . 1997 . 978-1558761346 . Princeton, NJ . en . Princeton Series on the Middle East . 1994.
Further reading
- Book: Hinrich Biesterfeldt . Verena Klemm . Difference and Dynamism in Islam: Festschrift for Heinz Halm on his 70th Birthday . 2012 . Ergon . 978-3899138856.
Notes and References
- Review of "Shia Islam: From Religion to Revolution" . Said Amir Arjomand . International Journal of Middle East Studies . 31 . 2 . May 1999 . 276–278 . 176298.
