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'''Roland E. Miller''' is a Canadian historian and academic known for his studies on Muslims of [[Kerala]], southern India.<ref name="Jeffrey, Robin 1992">Jeffrey, Robin. "Politics, Women and Well-Being: How Kerala became a Model" Palgrave McMillan (1992); 112 and 114.</ref> He is a professor emeritus of Islam and World Religions at [[Luther College (Saskatchewan)|Luther College]], [[University of Regina]] ([[Saskatchewan]]), and professor emeritus at [[Luther Seminary]], [[Minnesota]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.sunypress.edu/p-6036-mappila-muslim-culture.aspx|title=Mappila Muslim Culture}}</ref><br />
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Miller was described by historian [[Robin Jeffrey]] as "leading foreign scholar of modern Mappila [Kerala Muslim] life".<ref name="Jeffrey, Robin 1992"/> He lived among the Mappila community for around 25 years and has studied [[Arabic]] and [[Malayalam]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Dale|first=Stephen F.|date=1979|title=Mappila Muslims of Kerala (review)|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-asian-studies/article/mappila-muslims-of-kerala-a-study-in-islamic-trends-by-roland-e-miller-bombay-orient-longman-1976-distributed-by-south-asia-books-columbia-mo-xvi-350-pp-appendixes-bibliography-glossary-index-rs-65-1300/A176A282DA05BB3F44399EE3FB0C15CB|journal=The Journal of Asian Studies|language=en|volume=39|issue=1|pages=196–198|doi=10.2307/2053549|jstor=2053549|s2cid=153619298 |issn=1752-0401|url-access=subscription}}</ref> 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 (author)|William Logan]] completed his ''Malabar Manual'' in 1882.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
* ''Mappila Muslims of Kerala: A Study in Islamic Trends'' (1976) [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/097492847703300132]<br />
* ''Mappila Muslim Culture'' (2015) [https://www.amazon.in/Mappila-Muslim-Culture-Community-Tradition-ebook/dp/B00WT1LAD4]<br />
* ''Muslims and the Gospel: Bridging the Gap: A Reflection on Christian Sharing'' [https://www.sunypress.edu/p-6036-mappila-muslim-culture.aspx]<br />
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