00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000004326 20200508202654 200508||||||||| | ||| |||| ||eng|| 0-19-517593-x 010-0520004326 eng 909.097 671 003 909.097 671 003/ESP/T Editor : John L. Esposito The Islamic World ; Past and Present 07622 New York Thomson Wadsworth 2004 x; 212 hal; 28 cm 28 cm This set (which could have been one volume instead of three separate volumes) has lots of information pertaining to Islam and related topics. It is a quick reference source with maps, black-and-white and color plate illustrations and charts. Along with articles on various Islamic organizations, nations, biographies, customs, history, religion, and many other Islamic topics are sidebars that have quick definitions and some longer definitions or descriptions. There are also notes in the sidebars referring the reader to another place in the set for information. There are cross references, see-also references, and at the end of each volume there is a glossary of terms, places, and people. 1. Islamic Countries - Encyclopedias 2. Islam - Encyclopedias