Database trial: Encyclopaedia Islamica until 31 March 2009
For the next few months (until 31 March), the first volume of Encyclopaedia Islamica (containing articles from “A” to “Abu Hanifah”) is available in online format. During this period of trial access, you can get to the text by choosing “Encyclopedia of Islam” from the list of articles and databases on the library’s web page.
This volume of Encyclopaedia Islamica is the first of a projected 16-volume publication, consisting of an abridged and edited translation of the Persian Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif-i Buzurg-i Islāmī, one of the most comprehensive sources on Islam and the Muslim world. One unique feature of this work of reference lies in the attention it gives to Shiʿi Islam and its rich and diverse heritage, which makes it complementary to other encyclopaedias. In addition to providing entries on important themes, subjects and personages in Islam generally, it offers the western reader an opportunity to appreciate the various dimensions of Shiʿi Islam, the Persian contribution to Islamic civilisation, and the spiritual dimensions of the Islamic tradition.
