Specifications

Black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Maps. Index. Bibliography. Cross-references. Chronology.

Summary

Encyclopedia of Islam provides high school and junior college students, as well as laypeople, with everything they need to know about this religion.

In about 550 A-to-Z entries, this encyclopedic guide explores the terms, concepts, personalities, historical events, and institutions that helped shape the history of this religion and the way it is practiced today. An informative introduction provides readers with an overview of Islam, and a chronology, a detailed bibliography, an index, and approximately 80 black-and-white photographs complete this timely resource.

Entries include:

• Abbasid Caliphate
• Abraham
• Adultery
• Akbar
• Almsgiving
• Alphabet
• Anti-Semitism
• Arab League
• Arabesque
• Arabian Nights
• Yasir Arafat
• Archaeology
• Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
• Ayatollah
• Baha'i faith
• Bazaar
• Bedouin
• Birth control and family planning
• Bosnia and Herzegovena
• Calligraphy
• Christianity and Islam
• Cinema
• Colonialism
• Dhimmi
• Evil eye
• Fatwa
• Five Pillars
• Hajj
• Hamas
• Hanafi Legal School
• Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
• Ibn Battuta
• Malcolm X
• Names of God
• Ottoman Dynasty
• Politics and Islam
• Jalal al-Din Rumi
• Salman Rushdie
• Slavery
• Sufism
• Ulama
• Usama bin Ladin
• Women
• Zamzam.

About the Author(s)

Juan E. Campo is an associate professor of religious studies at the University of California in Santa Barbara. Specializing in Islam, he holds a Ph.D. in the history of religions from the University of Chicago. His publications include the award-winning The Other Sides of Paradise: Explorations into the Religious Meanings of Domestic Space in Islam.

Reviews

"An expansive, well-balanced, and up-to-date collection...the organization of the volume lends itself to effortless exploration. Highly recommended for high-school and public libraries looking for up-to-date resources on Islam."

"...well written, easy to understand...ideal for high school students, first-year college students, and a general audience. Recommended."

"...written in a style that is easy to read and comprehend...a quality reference for students, lay scholars, and the general public...provides more depth and diversity than most similar single-volume works available today."

"...a very useful reference book."