The Concise Encyclopaedia of Islam - Hardcover

Glasse, Cyril

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1900988062 ISBN 13: 9781900988063

Publisher: Stacey International, 2001

Synopsis

This unique work, the product of a life-time's study, encompasses the breadth and depth of Islam and the Islamic world in a single comprehensive volume. The Concise Encyclopaedia of Islam, widley acclaimed in scholarly and academic circles, contains over 1,300 entries and 32 pages of colour illustrations. The encyclopaedia covers all aspects of Islam, from religious belief, ritual and practise to science, political and architecture. Helpful cross-referencing tempts the reader to explore further entries.

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Review

"A faithfull guide: Islam unveiled. This invaluable Encyclopedia of Islam...serves as an indispensable guide." -- Sunday Times

"Erudite, accurate and comprehensive" -- Daily Telegraph

"It is a magnificent achievement in its own right, a wealth of information about Muslim history and culture". -- The Independent.

"This grand, beautifully illustrated book is a feast of fact and insight about this ancient religion of 800 million believers. An enormous amount of information is contained here, all of it fascinating". -- The Washington Post

Synopsis

This fully revised new edition comprehensively encompasses the religion, history and culture of the Islamic world in some 1300 entries. It covers 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 centres of learning. This edition includes a double-column page on the Taliban - where they arose from, why, and what they aspire to. Also included are several other organizations and movements which bear upon the crisis that has descended upon the world, West and East alike.

Edition details

• Publisher: Stacey International
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1900988062
• ISBN 13: 9781900988063
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 582