Helpful Hints
Specialized subject encyclopedias are a great way to get an overview of your topic, perhaps get citations to relevant works to get you started looking for books.
These are just some of the most relevant for this class. Be sure to browse the shelves in the Reference Collection. You can also find some online, be sure to add (encyclopedia* or dictionar*) to your keyword search!
Encyclopedias of History and Law/Politics
- Routledge Handbook of Political IslamPrint: Tisch Book Stacks DS 63.1 .R68 2012
- Encyclopedia of Politics and ReligionThe Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion traces the roots of the relationship between politics and religion from antiquity to the present, revealing how it has shaped public discourse, social attitudes, collective action, and national and international policy, particularly during the past two centuries.
- Encyclopaedic Survey of Islamic CulturePrint: 20 vols. In progress. Ref DS 36.8 .E53 1997.
- Atlas of the Islamic World Since 1500Print: Ref DS 35.6 .R6 1982.
- Encyclopædia IranicaPrint: In Progress. Ref DS 253 .E52 1982.
- Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North AfricaPrint: 4 vols. Ref DS 43 .E53 2004
- Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic CulturesPrint: 6 vols. Ref HQ 1170 .E53 2003
v. 1. Methodologies, paradigms and sources -- v. 2. Family, law and politics --v. 3. Family, Body, Sexuality and Health -- v. 4. Economics, Education, Mobility and Space -- v. 5. Practices, interpretations and representations--v.6-Supplement and index. - The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic WorldPrint: 3 vols. Ref DS 35.53 .O96 2009
Also online in Oxford Islamic Studies Online above - The Columbia World Dictionary of IslamismPrint: Ref DS 40 .D5313 2007
- Continuum Political Encyclopedia of the Middle EastPrint: Ref DS 62.8 .P64 2002
- An Historical Atlas of Islam = Atlas Historique de l'IslamPrint: Ref G1786.S1 H6 2002
Also on CD Rom on Ref CD-ROM station. - Medieval Islamic Civilization: an EncyclopediaPrint: 2 vols. Ref DS 36.85 .M434 2006
Encyclopedias of Religion
- The Quran: an EncyclopediaPrint: Ref BP 133 .Q87 2006.
- Encyclopaedia of the QurānPrint: 6 vols. Ref BP 133 .E53 2001.
- Encyclopaedia of the Holy QurʼânPrint: 5 vols. Tisch Book Stacks BP 133 .E63 2000
- Dictionary of Qurʼānic Terms and ConceptsPrint: Ref BP 133 .M57 1987.
- Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim WorldPrint: 2 vols. Ref BP 40 .E525 2004
- A Popular Dictionary of IslamPrint: Ref BP 40 .N48 1992
Women's Issues
- Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic CulturesPrint: 6 vols. Ref HQ 1170 .E53 2003
v. 1. Methodologies, paradigms and sources -- v. 2. Family, law and politics --v. 3. Family, Body, Sexuality and Health -- v. 4. Economics, Education, Mobility and Space -- v. 5. Practices, interpretations and representations--v.6-Supplement and index. - The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide: The Middle East and North Africa, EuropePrint: Ref HQ 1726.5 .G74
