Roland E. Miller is a Canadian historian and academic known for his studies on Muslims of
Kerala, southern India.
[Jeffrey, Robin. "Politics, Women and Well-Being: How Kerala became a Model" Palgrave McMillan (1992); 112 and 114.] He is a Professor Emeritus of Islam and World Religions at
Luther College,
University of Regina (
Saskatchewan), and Professor Emeritus at
Luther Seminary,
Minnesota.
Miller was described by historian
Robin Jeffrey as "leading foreign scholar of modern Mappila
erala Muslimlife".
He lived among the Mappila community for around 25 years and has studied
Arabic and
Malayalam.
His 1976 study on Mappila life was described by historian Stephen F. Dale as the first significant study of the Mappila community since
William Logan completed his ''Malabar Manual'' in 1882.
Bibliography
* ''Mappila Muslims of Kerala: A Study in Islamic Trends'' (1976
* ''Mappila Muslim Culture'' (2015
* ''Muslims and the Gospel: Bridging the Gap: A Reflection on Christian Sharing'
References
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Living people
Historians of Kerala
Islam in Kerala
Mappilas
Year of birth missing (living people)
Academic staff of the University of Regina
Canadian historians of religion
20th-century Canadian historians