| The Oxford Dictionary of Islam Contributor(s): Esposito, John L. (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0195125592 ISBN-13: 9780195125597 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: Designed for general readers with little or no knowledge of Islam, this superb Oxford Dictionary provides more than 2,000 vividly written, up-to-date, and authoritative entries organized in an easy-to-use, A-to-Z format. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - General - Social Science | Islamic Studies - Religion | Reference |
| Dewey: 297.03 |
| Series: Oxford Paperback Reference |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.04" W x 7.72" (0.82 lbs) 359 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The dictionary focuses primarily on the 19th and 20th centuries, stressing topics of most interest to Westerners. What emerges is a highly informative look at the religious, political, and social spheres of the modern Islamic world. Naturally, readers will find many entries on topics of intense current interest, such as terrorism and the Taliban, Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida, the PLO and HAMAS. But the coverage goes well beyond recent headlines. There are biographical profiles, ranging from Naguib Mahfouz (the Nobel Prize winner from Egypt) to Malcolm X, including political leaders, influential thinkers, poets, scientists, and writers. Other entries cover major political movements, militant groups, and religious sects as well as terms from Islamic law, culture, and religion, key historical events, and important landmarks (such as Mecca and Medina). A series of entries looks at Islam in individual nations, such as Afghanistan, the West Bank and Gaza, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the United States, and the |