Encyclopedia of Islam (Encyclopedia of World Religions)**OUT OF PRINT**

The Encyclopedia of World Religions series has been designed to provide comprehensive coverage of six major global religious traditions—Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Roman Catholicism,and Protestant Christianity. The volumes have been constructed in an A-to-Z format to provide a handy guide to the major terms, concepts, people, events, and organizations that have, in each case, transformed the religion from its usually modest beginnings to the global force that it has become. From The Publisher's Website: Encyclopedia Of Islam Provides High School And Junior College Students, As Well As Laypeople, With Everything They Need To Know About This Religion. In About 550 A-to-z Entries, This Encyclopedic Guide Explores The Terms, Concepts, Personalities, Historical Events, And Institutions That Helped Shape The History Of This Religion And The Way It Is Practiced Today. An Informative Introduction Provides Readers With An Overview Of Islam, And A Chronology, A Detailed Bibliography, An Index, And Approximately 80 Black-and-white Photographs Complete This Timely Resource. Entries Include: Abbasid Caliphate, Abraham, Adultery, Akbar, Almsgiving, Alphabet, Anti-semitism, Arab League, Arabesque, Arabian Nights, Yasir Arafat, Archaeology, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Ayatollah, Baha'i Faith, Bazaar, Bedouin, Birth Control And Family Planning, Bosnia And Herzegovena, Calligraphy, Christianity And Islam, Cinema, Colonialism, Dhimmi, Evil Eye, Fatwa, Five Pillars, Hajj, Hamas, Hanafi Legal School, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Ibn Battuta, Malcolm X, Names Of God, Ottoman Dynasty, Politics And Islam, Jalal Al-din Rumi, Salman Rushdie, Slavery, Sufism, Ulama, Usama Bin Ladin, Women, Zamzam. Contents......Page 8 About the Editors and Contributors......Page 10 List of Illustrations and Maps......Page 16 Preface......Page 18 Acknowledgments......Page 20 Introduction......Page 22 Chronology......Page 38 Entries A to Z......Page 50 A......Page 52 B......Page 132 C......Page 171 D......Page 228 E......Page 257 F......Page 273 G......Page 305 H......Page 329 I......Page 374 J......Page 437 K......Page 470 L......Page 490 M......Page 497 N......Page 566 O......Page 583 P......Page 592 Q......Page 614 R......Page 629 S......Page 648 T......Page 702 U......Page 734 V......Page 753 W......Page 755 Y......Page 766 Z......Page 769 Bibliography......Page 776 Index......Page 782 Encyclopedia of World Religions explores the major religions of the world, emphasizing the living faiths and their background. Each illustrated volume provides access to the theological concepts, personalities, historical events, institutions, and movements that helped shape the history of each religion and the way it is practiced. Presents an illustrated A to Z reference containing close to 550 entries providing information on the theology, people, historical events, institutions and movements related to Islam.