New Encyclopedia of Islam: A Revised Edition of the Concise Encyclopedia of Islam

by Cyril Glasse

The New Encyclopedia of Islam is the only single-volume work in print which so comprehensively encompasses the beliefs, practices, history and culture of the Islamic world, in over 1300 entries. It has the further unique advantage of being written by a Western scholar of the Islamic faith, and has thus been already widely praised for straddling the cultures with an understanding and respect for the themes and topics covered. All aspects of religious belief, ritual, practices, prayer, significant political movements, spiritual and political leaders, art, architecture, sects, law, social institutions, history, ethnography, nations and states, languages, science, major cities and centers of learning are covered.

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—Worldwide coverage
—Nearly 1300 accessible entries
—Assumes no previous knowledge of Islam
—24 pages of full-color photographs
—16 pages of color maps, dynastic charts, and diagrams
—The most comprehensive single-volume reference on Islam available
—60 new or substantially revised entries from the last edition

New or substantially revised entries in the 2001

Abd al-Qadir, Amir
Ahkam
Ahmad of Rae Bareilly
Alexander's Wall
Albania
Algerian Democratic Republic
Ali Shir Nava'i
Amir Khusraw Dihlawi
Aqsaqalism
Atabat
Azad
Bangladesh
Barabanschiki
Bareilly
Barilwis
Basmachis
Beloshaposhniki
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Constitution of Medina
Deoband
Dönmeh
Dungan
Elkhasaios
Faraidi Movement
Faramush Khaneh
Fundamentalism
Ghalib, Mirza Asad Allah Khan
Hafiz
Hamas
Harrah
Herat
Ibn Masarrah
Khaksars
Ilyas
Isfahan
Istanbul
Jama’ Kalmuck
Kazakhstan
Khiva
Khomeini
Kirghiz
Kubra, Najm ad-Din
Kumun
Kurds
Lahore
Lakhmids
Mawardi
Ossetians
Ovliad
Rabitah al-Islamiyyah
Rudaki
Russia
de Sacy
Sahmi-i Imam
Tablighi Jama’ aat
Tajiks
Taliban
Turkmenistan
Zikrism

Genres: Religion, Reference, Islam, Middle East

562 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Jbondandrews · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic book, packed with information, well researched and well written. I very much enjoyed reading this book and learnt quite a lot from it.