A history of the Encyclopaedia of Islam
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A history of the Encyclopaedia of Islam
(Resources in Arabic and Islamic studies / series editors, Joseph E. Lowry, Devin J. Stewart, Shawkat M. Toorawa, no. 9)
Lockwood Press, 2018
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-292) and index
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Description
A History of The Encyclopaedia of Islam is the back story of the decisions that shaped the pre-eminent reference work in the field of Islamic Studies and of the labour that went into it, a story that has not yet been told. It is a record of a monumental, century-long project, undertaken by the greatest scholars of its time; of friendships and rivalries; and of the extraordinary circumstances in which it took shape. As a product of and a contribution to a century's evolving view of Islamic history, civilization, and religion, this history sheds light onto the world of academia, of the individual scholars who contributed to the encyclopedia's success, and of a time-Europe before and after two world wars-and an age of publishing that dramatically changed in its lifetime.
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Series Editors' Preface
Preface
Abbreviations
Chapter One The First Editions
1. The Planning Stage, 1892-1899
2. The International Association of Academies
3. The Preparatory Stage, 1901-1908
4. The Thirds Stage, Snouck and Houtsma, 1909-1924
5. Weisinck Successed, 1924-1939
Chapter Two. The Second Edition
1. Constancy, 1948-1956
2. Under New Management, 1957-1997
3. Ascendancy of the Corporate Dollar, 1997-2006
Chapter Three. The Publisher and the Process
1. A Brief History of E. J. Brill
2. Production process
Chapter Four. European Trials: Politics and Scholarship
Conclusion
Appendix One. Entries in the Specimen d'une enclycopedie musulmane, 1898
Appendix Two. Translation of Max Seligsohn's Critique of the First Edition, 1909
Appendix Three. Supplementary Publications
Bibliography
Index
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