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Author: Cyril Glassé
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 484
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKNearly 1200 entries cover religious and ritual practices, prayer, prophets, sects, law, the calendar, social institutions, history, othnography, nationhood, calligraphy and art, languages, medicine, sciences, major cities, and centers of learning. Quotations and hitherto untranslated prayers with 45 color photographs.
Author: Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen Gibb (Sir).)
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 706
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Concise Encyclopedia of Islam is a mandatory reference tool that will prove to be indispensable for students of all subjects which concern, or touch on, the religion and law of Islam. It includes all the articles contained in the first edition and supplement of the Encyclopedia of Islam which are particularly related to the religion and law of Islam. This volume has a vast geographical and historical scope which includes the old Arabo-Islamic Empire, the Islamic states of Iran, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire and the various Muslim states and communities in Africa, Europe, and the former U.S.S.R. The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam contains an extensive index and bibliography. This publication has also been published in hardback, please click here for details.
Author: Gordon Newby
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2013-10-01
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1780744773
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCovering everything from Adam to Zakariyyah, this concise reference guide is designed specifically for readers and students who wish to learn more about the world's fastest-growing religion. Fully illustrated, the book contains hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries which give succinct yet authoritative information on everything from the Qur'an and its origins to the role of Islam in the USA. It offers even-handed coverage of the different schools of belief, while featuring photographs, a timeline, and a guide to further reading.
Author: Cyril Glassé
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 760
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first edition of the Encyclopaedia won worldwide acclaim. As a western scholar of the Islamic faith, Cyril Glassé straddle both cultures and has a respect for and an understanding of both the currrent Islamic world and its complex past. This unique single-volume work covers the contemporary Islamic scene, which includes a substantial entry on the Taliban. This new edition also contains an extensively revised chronology which spans the history of Islam, from its origins through developments in the Muslim world today.
Author: Gibb
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2022-06-08
Total Pages: 693
ISBN-13: 9004491570
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Concise Encyclopedia of Islam is a mandatory reference tool that will prove to be indispensable for students of all subjects which concern, or touch on, the religion and law of Islam. It includes all the articles contained in the first edition and supplement of the Encyclopedia of Islam which are particularly related to the religion and law of Islam. This volume has a vast geographical and historical scope which includes the old Arabo-Islamic Empire, the Islamic states of Iran, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire and the various Muslim states and communities in Africa, Europe, and the former U.S.S.R. The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam contains an extensive index and bibliography. This publication has also been published in hardback, please click here for details.
Author: Gerhard Bowering
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 704
ISBN-13: 0691134847
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"In 2012, the year 1433 of the Muslim calendar, the Islamic population throughout the world was estimated at approximately a billion and a half, representing about one-fifth of humanity. In geographical terms, Islam occupies the center of the world, stretching like a big belt across the globe from east to west."--P. vii.
Author: Gordon Darnell Newby
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 599
ISBN-13: 9786000013080
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis concise reference guide is designed specifically for readers and students who wish to learn more about the world''s fastest-growing religion. Fully illustrated, the encyclopedia contains hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries which give succinct yet authoritative information on everything from the Qur''an and its origins to the role of Islam in the USA.
Author: Cyril Glassé
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 588
ISBN-13: 9780759101906
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTHe New Encyclopedia of Islam is written by a scholar for the general reader and researcher, without assuming any prior knowledge of the subject. Detailed cross-references lead the reader into deeper knowledge of Islam, whatever his strarting point. Many quotations, and hitherto untranslated prayers, support the religious and philosphical entries.
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Published: 2007
Total Pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9789960993027
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Anthony C. Thiselton
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2014-10-01
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 1780744781
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCovering thinkers from Plato to Freud, offering detailed explanations of key themes such as evil, and outlining clear definitions of complex ideas like‘the doctrine of analogy,’ this is a comprehensive reference tool for all those studying, or interested in, the philosophy of religion.
