Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 600
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Trim: 8 x 10
978-1-4422-2348-6 • Hardback • October 2013 • $129.00 • (£85.00)
Cyril Glassé is a practicing Muslim and an international lecturer on Islam and comparative religion.
1: Introduction
2: Acknowledgments
3: Notes
4: The New Encyclopedia of Islam
5: Chronology
6: Appendix I: Maps
7: Appendix II: Mecca and the Hajj
8: Appendix III: Branches of Islam
9: Appendix IV: Genealogical tables
10: Bibliography
In this fourth edition, Glassé completely revises, updates, and redesigns an important work. Though this volume now appears in a larger format, with over 1,500 entries, the author keeps it within manageable parameters. Like previous editions, this single-volume work encompasses the beliefs, practices, history, and culture of the Islamic world. In this fourth edition, Glassé outdoes himself by providing an extensive and authoritative chronology of one of the world's great religions from its origins to present-day developments. Also included are four appendixes titled 'Maps,' 'Mecca and the Hajj,' 'Branches of Islam,' and 'Genealogical Tables.' This beautifully illustrated and clearly written book provides a myriad of facts and insights about Islam that many readers–novices and scholars alike–will find informative, interesting, and enlightening. Even those with no prior knowledge of Islam should find it easy to comprehend. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through professionals/practitioners; general readers.
— CHOICE
The acclaimed New Encyclopedia of Islam has been completely revised, updated, and redesigned in a fresh, larger format, with more than 1,500 entries. It is unique as a single-volume work that encompasses the beliefs, practices, history, and culture of the Islamic world. The book is suitable for novices and scholars alike.
— Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology
A faithful guide: Islam unveiled. This invaluable Encyclopedia of Islam....serves as an indispensable guide.
— Sunday Times
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.....
— Higher Education Review
Cyril Glassé has achieved a miracle, 1200 readable entries. He deals with Islam not merely as a religion but also as a culture.
— The Economist
One can wonder whether in all the human sciences there is greater need for a reference work than for this one....It is more than just a new reference work on Islam that is up-to-date and has been kept within manageable compass; in the long run it can help its users to see the phenomenon of Islam in a new light.
— Huston Smith, from the Introduction
-Remains the most comprehensive single-volume resource on Islam available
-Fully revised, with more than 1500 entries, many cross-referenced to related articles
-Features more than 200 new entries on topics ranging from the Gulen Movement to Islam and Science
-Fully transliterated throughout, enabling each Arabic or Persian name to be accurately transcribed and pronounced
-Includes an extensive chronology, diagram of branches of Islam, genealogical tables, and maps of the Islamic world through history and today