| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
viii, 718 p., xxiv p. of col. plates : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 711-718). |
| Note |
Originally published: The concise encyclopedia of Islam. San Francisco : Harper & Row, 1989 |
| Contents |
Author's preface -- Introduction / Professor Huston Smith -- Notes -- The encyclopedia -- Appendix A : Reference maps -- Historical synopsis of the Islamic world -- Historical synopsis of the Middle East -- Arabia and its neighbours at the time of the Prophet's birth -- Islam in the modern world -- Appendix B : Mecca and the Hajj -- Chart of the Hajj -- Map of Mecca -- Plan of the Grand Mosque -- Appendix C : Branches of Islam -- Appendix D : Genealogical tables -- The Quraysh -- The Umayyads -- The 'Abbasids -- The 'Alids -- Chronology -- Bibliography. |
| Subject |
Islam -- Dictionaries.
|
| ISBN |
0742562964 |
|
9780742562967 |
| Standard No. |
NZ1 12537525 |
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