Provides an authoritative synthesis of important aspects of Islamic life, including religion, culture, and politics. Note: very scholarly, and not for the faint of heart.
Concise Encyclopedia of Islam
Call Number: REF BP 40 .C66 2001
Entries drawn from the first edition and supplement of Encyclopaedia of Islam [Brill])
This reference work includes articles on the history, religion, cultural practices, and political economies of Muslims from the seventh-century in West Asia to today's Muslim societies throughout the continents of Asia, Africa, the Subcontinent, Europe, and the Americas.
Medieval Islamic Civilization : an encyclopedia
Call Number: REF DS 36.85 .M434 2006 (2 vols)
Provides a survey of Islamic civilization from the seventh-sixteenth century, including the many scientific, artistic, and religious developments as well as all aspects of daily life and culture.
Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Culturesv. 1. Methodologies, paradigms and sources -- v. 2. Family, law and politics -- v. 3. Family, body, sexuality and health -- v. 4. Economics, education, mobility and space -- v. 5. Practices, interpretations and representations -- v. 6. Supplement & index.
Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Culturesv. 1. Methodologies, paradigms and sources -- v. 2. Family, law and politics -- v. 3. Family, body, sexuality and health -- v. 4. Economics, education, mobility and space -- v. 5. Practices, interpretations and representations -- v. 6. Supplement & index.
Call Number: REF BP 173.4 .E53 2003 (6 vols)
Atlases & Gazetteers
Historical Atlas of Islam, 2nd ed
Call Number: REF QUARTO G 1786 .S1 H6 2002 [Brill Pub.]
Historical Atlas of Islam by G.S.P. Freeman-Grenville and Stuart Christopher Munro-Hay
Call Number: REF G 1786 .S1 F7 2002
Historical Atlas of Islam by Malise Ruthven
Call Number: REF G 1786 .S1 R9 2004 [Harvard University Press]