ULibraries Research Guides: Middle East Studies: Dictionaries &amp; Encyclopedia

Call numbers for the history and culture of Arabic countries

The corresponding call numbers for the history and culture of Arabic countries are found on the east side of Level 2:

Saudi Arabia DS201-DS248
Egypt DT43-DT154
Lebanon DS80-DS90
Iraq DS67-DS79
Sudan DT154-DT159
Libya DT211-DT239
Tunisia DT241-DT269
Algeria DT271-DT299
Morocco DT301-DT330
Syria DS92-DS99
Eritrea DT391-DT393
Israel and Palestine DS101-DS110
Somalia DT401-DT409
UAE, Bahrain, Yemen, Kuwait, Oman,
Qatar and Oman DS247-DS248

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Historical Dictionary of Islam

Dictionary of the Middle Ages

Dictionary of the Middle East

Historical Dictionary of Israel

A Dictionary of Islam: Being a Cyclopaedia

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The Encyclopaedia of Islam provides access to articles on distinguished Muslims and their tribes and dynasties, crafts and sciences, political and religious institutions, their history, and information about the geography, ethnography, flora and fauna, topography and monuments of their major towns, cities and countries. The encyclopaedia is focused historically and geographically on the old Arabo-Islamic empire, the Islamic countries of Iran, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Indones…
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Dictionaries

Historical Dictionary of Islam by Ludwig W. Adamec The Historical Dictionary of Islam is a handy reference for anyone requiring information on the Islamic religion and culture. It outlines the development of Islam from its beginnings in Mecca and Medina to its growth into a major world religion today. A comprehensive bibliography will guide the serious student for further research.
Call Number: BP50 .A33 2001
ISBN: 0810839628
Publication Date: 2001
Dictionary of the Middle Ages by Joseph R. Strayer (Editor)
Call Number: D114 .D5 1982
ISBN: 0684167603
Publication Date: 1982-11-01
The interim index "covers the material covered in Volumes 1 through 4 and ... the entries in Volume 5." -- Pref.
Includes bibliographies.
A Dictionary of the Middle East by Dilip Hiro
Call Number: DS43 .H57 1996
ISBN: 0312125542
Publication Date: 1996-05-15
The term 'Middle East' conjures up a multitude of images and concepts in the western mind. Sand dunes, camels, nomads. Gushing oil wells. Saddam Hussein. Terrorists, assassins, hostage-takers. Babylon. Islamic fundamentalism. OPEC... Thorough and cool-headed, the dictionary will prove indispensable not only to journalists, academics, diplomats, business people and students but also to all travellers to the region.
A Dictionary of Islam: Being a Cyclopaedia of the Doctrines, Rites, Ceremonies, and Customs by Thomas Patrick Hughes 1838-1911
Call Number: BP40 .H8 1885
A Dictionary of Islam: Being a Cyclopaedia of the Doctrines, Rites, Ceremonies, and Customs, Together with the Technical and Theological Terms of the Muhammadan Religion.
Historical Dictionary of Israel by Bernard Reich
Call Number: DS126.5 .R38 1992
ISBN: 081082535X
Publication Date: 1992-09-01
Few countries have been the focal point of more substantial and continuing international attention and aroused more controversy than Israel. War and the quest for peace have been dominant themes in Israel's history and have affected all aspects of its national and international situation. Despite this preoccupation with survival and security, Israel has integrated millions of disparate immigrants into a single Israeli population.
The Middle East by Lawrence Ziring
Call Number: DS61 .Z58 1992
ISBN: 0874366976
Publication Date: 1992-08-01
Historical Dictionary of the Druzes by Samy S. Swayd
Call Number: BL1695 .S93 2006
ISBN: 0810853329
Publication Date: 2006-01-12
This dictionary provides nearly one thousand concise and informative cross-referenced A to Z entries on religious, political, and cultural themes, as well as entries on a number of major families and individuals (artists, writers, diplomats, and leaders) who have contributed to the Druze communities. This volume is also complemented with a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and several maps, plates, and genealogical tables.

Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia of Early Christianity by Everett Ferguson (Editor); Frederick W. Norris (Editor); Michael P. McHugh (Editor)
Call Number: BR162.2 .E53 1997
ISBN: 0815316631
Publication Date: 1997
The Coptic Encyclopedia by Aziz Suryal Atiya (Editor) Beginning with the first-century teachings of Mark the Evangelist, the founder and first patriarch, the Coptic church was arguably the primary shaper of Christianity until the fifth century. Today, the Copts claim a following of over 30 million, and maintain a strong religious influence in Africa and the Middle East.
Call Number: BX130.5 .C66 1991
ISBN: 002897025X (set)
Publication Date: 1991-03-01
Encyclopaedia of Islam All editions of this important work are available online. The Marriott Library has the 1st edition (DS37. E532 1960, Marriott Library, Level 1) and the 2nd edition in print DS37 .E523 1999 ).
Call Number: All editions available online. DS37. E532
Encyclopaedia Iranica by Ehsan Yarshater (Editor)
Call Number: Available online and in print
The Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern Mythology and Religion by Jan Knappert Comprehensive A to Z guide. Includes mythological and religious traditions such as Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, lslam and Baha'i Faith.
Call Number: BL1060 .K58 1993
Publication Date: 1993-01-01
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East by Richard W. Bulliet (Editor); Reeva S. Simon (Editor); Philip Mattar (Editor) Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East presents a clear, precise, and unbiased explanation of the people, places and events that have shaped the Middle East since 1800.
Call Number: DS43 .E53 1996
ISBN: 0028960114
An Historical Atlas of Islam by Hugh Kennedy (Editor)
Call Number: G1786 .S1 H6 2002
An Historical Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict by Bernard Reich This first encyclopedia about the Arab-Israeli conflict by a team of experts gives detailed and comprehensive coverage of the important political, military, and diplomatic events, places, people, groups, agreements, treaties, and issues that have marked this controversial and complex regional and international conflict.
Call Number: DS119.7 .H544 1996
ISBN: 031327374X
Publication Date: 1996
Holy Quran
Call Number: BP100 1965a
The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Isidore Singer 1859-1939 ; Cyrus Adler 1863-1940
Call Number: BM50 .J4
Publication Date: 1901-1906
Muslim Peoples : a World Ethnographic Survey by Richard V. Weekes
Call Number: DS35.625 .A1 M87 1984
ISBN: 0313233926
Publication Date: 1984
This greatly enlarged revision now contains entries for nearly 200 linguistic groups that are partially or wholly Muslim. . . . This is still the most comprehensive resource of its kind. Choice
New Jewish Encyclopedia by David Bridger 1907-
Call Number: D102.8 .N4
Encyclopaedia of the Qur'An by Jane Dammen McAuliffe (Editor)
Call Number: BP133 .E53 2001
ISBN: 9004114653
Publication Date: 2001-
"The Qur'an is the primary religious text for one-fifth of the world's population and has been an object of reverence and of intense study for centuries. Drawing upon a rich scholarly heritage, Brill's Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an contains alphabetically arranged articles about the contents of the Qur'an. It is an encyclopedic dictionary of qur'anic terms, concepts, personalities, place names, cultural history, and exegesis extended with essays on the most important themes and subjects within qur'anic studies. With over 750 entries, the EQ is the first comprehensive, multivolume reference work on the Qur'an to appear in Western languages."