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Informationen zum Autor Cyril Glassé is a practicing Muslim and an international lecturer on Islam and comparative religion. Klappentext The acclaimed New Encyclopedia of Islam has been completely revised, updated, and re-designed in a fresh larger-format, with more than 1,500 entries. The Economist described the first edition as "a miracle" for its readability. In this expanded new edition Cyril Glasse provides a truly unrivaled study of one of the world's great religions. One can wonder whether in all the human sciences there is greater need for a reference work than for this one....It is more than just a new reference work on Islam that is up-to-date and has been kept within manageable compass; in the long run it can help its users to see the phenomenon of Islam in a new light--Huston Smith, from the Introduction Zusammenfassung The acclaimed New Encyclopedia of Islam has been completely revised! updated! and re-designed in a fresh larger-format! with more than 1!500 entries. The Economist described the first edition as "a miracle" for its readability. In this expanded new edition Cyril Glasse provides a truly unrivaled study of one of the world's great religions. 1: Introduction 2: Acknowledgements 3: Notes 4: The New Encyclopedia of Islam 5: Chronology 6: Appendix I: Maps 7: Appendix II: Mecca and the Hajj 8: Appendix III: Branches of Islam 9: Appendix IV: Genealogical tables 10: Bibliography
