Encyclopaedia of Islam
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Description:

Presents information on the "state of our knowledge of the Islamic World from religion and history to politics and culture." 

Includes articles on Muslims of every age and land, on tribes and dynasties, on the crafts and sciences, on political and religious institutions, on the geography, ethnography of the various countries and on the history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities. Its scope encompasses the old Arabo-Islamic empire, the Islamic countries of Iran, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire and all other Islamic countries.

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  • Citations? Yes
  • Abstracts? Yes
  • Full Text? Yes

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