01137     2200205   4500001002100000005001500021008004100036020001800077035001900095041000800114082001100122084001700133100003200150245004700182260003000229300002800259500003200287500003300319520057900352INLIS00000000000501020200508202954200508|||||||||   |   |||   |||| ||eng||  a9780028656052  0010-0520005010  aeng0 a297.03  a297.03/MAR/E0 aEdited by Richard C. Martin00aEncyclopedia of Islam and the muslim world  aNew YorkbRoutledgec2004  a2 vol.b:illus.;c29 cm  aVol.1:A-L. Vol.2:M-Z+Indeks  aIndeks : Islam-Encyclopedias  aAs the fastest growing religion in the United States and the dominant religion in a wide expanse of territory extending across Africa, Asia, the Balkans and Southern Russia, Islam is an increasingly important force in the modern world. Islam and the Muslim World looks at Islam's role in the modern world, doing so in the context of the religion's history and development over the last 13 centuries. Containing thematic articles, biographies of key figures, definitions, illustrations, maps and more, this new encyclopedia fills a need in this key area of religious studies.