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Contains over 10 million words and thousands of articles on the Islamic world. Includes indexes of names and subjects as well as genealogical tables and maps. Also has search engine with searches possible in both English and Arabic transcription.

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Product Description: The "Glossary & Index of Terms is, next to the "Index of Proper Names and the "Index of Subjects the third key to the vast corpus of knowledge contained in "The Encyclopaedia of Islam. The "Glossary & Index of Terms, now brought up to date with the data of volume nine of the main work (1997, 920 pages), deals with the terms in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu and other languages or dialects of the Islamic world...read more

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Product Description: "The Encyclopaedia of Islam (New Edition) sets out the present state of our knowledge of the Islamic World. It is a unique and invaluable reference tool, an essential key to understanding the world of Islam, and the authoritative source not only for the religion, but also for the believers and the countries in which they live...read more

Product Description: This text is part of a work that presents a guide to the Islamic world. Articles cover topics as varied as: tribes and dynasties; crafts; sciences; political and religious institutions; geography, ethnography, flora and fauna; and history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities...read more