Glassé, Cyril,   1944-  <br/><br/>
The new encyclopedia of Islam /  
 Concise encyclopedia of Islam 
Cyril Glassé. 
 - Third edition 
 - Lanham, Maryland :  Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,   2008. 
 - viii, 718 pages, xxiv pages of color plates :   illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ;   26 cm. 
<br/><br/> Originally published: The concise encyclopedia of Islam. San Francisco : Harper & Row, 1989 
<br/><br/>Appendices, chronologie, bibliography 
<br/><br/>Author's preface<br/>Introduction / Professor Huston Smith<br/>Notes<br/>The encyclopedia<br/>Appendix A : Reference maps<br/>Historical synopsis of the Islamic world<br/>Historical synopsis of the Middle East<br/>Arabia and its neighbours at the time of the Prophet's birth<br/>Islam in the modern world<br/>Appendix B : Mecca and the Ḥajj<br/>Chart of the Ḥajj<br/>Map of Mecca<br/>Plan of the Grand Mosque<br/>Appendix C : Branches of Islam<br/>Appendix D : Genealogical tables<br/>The Quraysh<br/>The Umayyads<br/>The ʼAbbāsids<br/>The ʼAlids<br/>Chronology<br/>Bibliography 
<br/><br/> Comprehensively encompasses the beliefs, practices, history, and culture of the Islamic world in a single, scholarly volume. Features over 1400 fully revised entries including a wide range of new entries covering the contemporary Islamic scene. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780742562967 0742562964 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islam--Dictionnaires.<br/>Islam--Dictionaries.<br/>Islamismo --Diccionarios
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>R BP 40  / G549n 2008