00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000005010 20200508202954 200508||||||||| | ||| |||| ||eng|| 9780028656052 010-0520005010 eng 297.03 297.03/MAR/E Edited by Richard C. Martin Encyclopedia of Islam and the muslim world New York Routledge 2004 2 vol. :illus.; 29 cm Vol.1:A-L. Vol.2:M-Z+Indeks Indeks : Islam-Encyclopedias As 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.