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- Quran -- Dictionaries and Encyclopedias - explanations of concepts
Quran: Quran -- Dictionaries and Encyclopedias - explanations of concepts
Basic information and references about the Quran.
Sources for Terms and Definitions
- Encyclopaedia of the QurʼānEd. by Jane Dammen McAuliffe
- Encyclopaedia of Islam This link opens in a new window
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Major research tool for all topics relating to Islam; only 2nd & 3rd edition online, 1st edition print only
These are resources standardly used by researchers working on Islam to find definitions of terms and background information.
- Encyclopaedia IranicaOr in Suzzallo Reference:
DS253 .E53 1982 - Islamic desk referenceA selection of abridged articles on Islam from the Encyclopaedia of Islam. Useful for quick reference.
- The Columbia world dictionary of IslamismOlivier Roy and Antoine Sfeir, editors ; English edition translated, edited, and adapted by John King. New York : Columbia University Press, c2007. Suzzallo Stacks BP40 .D5313 2007
- Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim world [UW restricted]Also in:
Suzzallo Reference, DS35.53.O96 2009 - Encyclopaedia of the QurʼānJane Dammen McAuliffe, general editor. Leiden : Brill, 2001-2006. 5 v. Suzzallo Reference. BP133 .E53 2001
- Medieval Islamic civilization : an encyclopediaJosef W. Meri, editor. New York : Routledge, 2006. Suzzallo Reference. DS36.85 .M434 2006
- A popular dictionary of IslamIan Richard Netton. London : Curzon Press, 1997. OUGL Reference, Suzzallo Stacks, BP40 .N48 1997
- The Qurʼan : an encyclopediaedited by Oliver Leaman. London : Routledge, 2006. Suzzallo Reference, Bothell Reference and Tacoma Reference. BP133 .Q87 2006
- Sourdel, Dominique.A glossary of Islam. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2007. Suzzallo Stacks. BP40. S6813 2007