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Concise encyclopedia of Islam

edited on behalf of the Royal Netherlands Academy [by] H.A.R. Gibb and J.H. Kramers

Brill Academic Publishers, 2001

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Previously published as: Shorter encyclopaedia of Islam

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The 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.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA59679727
  • ISBN
    • 0391041169
  • LCCN
    2001035754
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Boston
  • Pages/Volumes
    viii, 671 p., [6] leaves of plates
  • Size
    27 cm
  • Classification
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