| Encyclopédie de l'Islam Tome XI V - Z Contributor(s): Bearman, Peri (Editor), Bosworth, Edmund (Editor), Bianquis, Thierry (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004139516 ISBN-13: 9789004139510 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $1389.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2005 Annotation: L'Encyclopidie de l'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. It contains articles on distinguished Muslims, on tribes and dynasties, on crafts and sciences, on political and religious institutions, on the geography, ethnography, flora and fauna of the various countries as well as on the history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities. In its geographical and historical scope it encompasses the old Arabo-Islamic empire, Iran, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire and all other Islamic countries. The New Edition is published in double fascicules of 112 pages. Eight double fascicules make up one volume. Upon completion of a volume, covers and prelims are supplied for binding. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Social Science | Islamic Studies - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 909.097 |
| LCCN: 92045167 |
| Series: Encyclopedie de L'Islam |
| Physical Information: 1.34" H x 7.19" W x 10.29" (3.15 lbs) |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: L'Encyclop die de l'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. It contains articles on distinguished Muslims, on tribes and dynasties, on crafts and sciences, on political and religious institutions, on the geography, ethnography, flora and fauna of the various countries as well as on the history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities. In its geographical and historical scope it encompasses the old Arabo-Islamic empire, Iran, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire and all other Islamic countries. The New Edition is published in double fascicules of 112 pages. Eight double fascicules make up one volume. Upon completion of a volume, covers and prelims are supplied for binding. |
