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Islamic Studies: Reference

Selected resources for studying Islam and the diverse perspectives of Muslims.

Online Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim world [electronic resource] / editor in chief, Richard C. Martin.
ISBN: 0028656032

Online Dictionary

The Oxford dictionary of Islam (Online) / John L. Esposito, ed.
ISBN: 0195125584

Dictionaries - Islamic Studies

A dictionary of modern written Arabic : (Arabic-English) / Hans Wehr ; edited by J. Milton Cowan.
ISBN: 0879500034
Arabic-English dictionary of Qur'anic usage / by Elsaid M. Badawi, Muhammad Abdel Haleem.
Call Number: OSF Library
ISBN: 9004149481
Arabic-English lexicon / E.W. Lane.
ISBN: 0946621039
A dictionary and glossary of the Kor-ân, with copious grammatical references and explanations of the text. Introd. by R. B. Serjeant.
A popular dictionary of Islam / Ian Richard Netton.
ISBN: 0844204226
Historical dictionary of prophets in Islam and Judaism / Scott B. Noegel, Brannon M. Wheeler.
ISBN: 0810843056

Oxford Islamic studies online

Reference Books -- Islam

The Cambridge Companion to Muhammad
ISBN: 0521886074
The Dome of the Rock by Oleg Grabar
ISBN: 0674023137
Oxford History of Islam by edited by John Esposito
ISBN: 0195107993
The new encyclopedia of Islam by Cyril Glassé
ISBN: 0742562964
The Oxford encyclopedia of the modern Islamic world / John L. Esposito, editor in chief ; editors, Shahrough Akhavi .
ISBN: 0195148037
New Encyclopedia of Islam
ISBN: 0759101892
The Islamic world / [edited by] Andrew Rippin.
ISBN: 0415366461
Historical dictionary of the crusades by Corliss K. Slack
ISBN: 0810848554
The Cambridge companion to classical Islamic theology / edited by Tim Winter.
ISBN: 0521785499
Historical atlas of Islam / by Malise Ruthven ; with Azim Nanji.
ISBN: 0674013859
The Muslim almanac : a reference work on the history, faith, culture, and peoples of Islam / Azim A. Nanji, editor
ISBN: 081038924X
The Islamic world : past and present / John L. Esposito, editor in chief
ISBN: 0195165209
Religious holidays and calendars [electronic resource] : an encyclopedic handbook / edited by Karen Bellenir ; foreword by Martin E. Marty.
ISBN: 0780806654

Websites

The following websites suitable for academic research focus on Islam and Islamic cultures.

Islam, Islamic Studies, Arabic, Religion

Internet Islamic History Sourcebook

Middle East Studies Internet Resources

Islamic Arts and Architecture

Euro Islam: News and Analysis on Islam in Europe and North America

Quick Ready Reference

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Use for quick look ups. Oxford Reference Online contains dictionaries, encyclopedias, and Oxford Companions on a wide variety of topics. Brief entries and information about art, biology, business, classics, computing, environmental science, economics, history, language, law, literature, medicine, physical science, political science, quotations, religion and philosophy, and science.
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Full-text encyclopedias and dictionaries.
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Articles, journals, and books published by Wiley across a variety of disciplines.

Biography

Internet Islamic History Sourcebook

Internet Islamic History Sourcebook

History of the Middle East

A companion to the history of the Middle East / edited by Youssef M. Choueiri.
ISBN: 1405106816
Comprising 26 newly commissioned essays by leading international scholars, the Companion treats the Middle East as four differentiated political units: Iran, Turkey, Israel, and the Arab world. While focused primarily on the modern and contemporary periods, it also includes a number of chapters on classical and pre-modern themes. Topics are situated within a chronological framework.

Timelines

Facts on File world news digest [electronic resource] : U.S. and world news, 1940-present.
Timelines of the top News stories arranged by decade from the 1940's to the present.