Other Scholars' Views of Henri Lammens
Franz Buhl remarks: «dessen Belesenheit und Scharfsinn man bewundern muss, der aber doch oft die Objektivität des unparteiischen Historikers vermissen lässt.» Das Leben Muhammeds, p. 367.
i.e. " whose erudition and acumen one must admire, but who often lacks the objectivity of an impartial historian."
Maxime Rodinson, a modern biographer of Muhammad, characterized Lammens as follows
- He... possessed a remarkable ability to lay hold of those living qualities communicated by the ancient texts along with a literary talent which enabled him to convey these to his readers... In addition, he was filled with a holy contempt for Islam, for its 'delusive glory', and 'lascivious' prophet."
A Library Journal reviewer wrote:
- "...one who had 'a holy contempt for Islam.' Lammens himself refers to the Qur'an as an 'infinitely shabby journal.'
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