A History of the Encyclopaedia of Islam

By (author) Peri Bearman

Book cover: A History of the Encyclopaedia of Islam

Extent: 316, 316 pages

Publisher: Lockwood Press

Subjects: Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies

Series: Resources in Arabic and Islamic Studies

Series volume number: 9

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(March 2018)

ISBN: 9781948488044

6.97 x 10 inches

Price: $49.95

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PDF (Published)

(March 2018)

ISBN: 9781948488006

Price: $25.00

This is the story of the decisions that shaped the preeminent reference work in the field of Islamic Studies and of the work that went into it. This history sheds light onto the world of academia, tells of the individual scholars who contributed to the encyclopedia’s success, and of Europe before and after two world wars. 26 b&w


A History of The Encyclopaedia of Islam is the back story of the decisions that shaped the preeminent reference work in the field of Islamic Studies and of the labor that went into it, a story that has not yet been told. It is a record of a monumental, century-long project, undertaken by the greatest scholars of its time; of friendships and rivalries; and of the extraordinary circumstances in which it took shape. As a product of and a contribution to a century’s evolving view of Islamic history, civilization, and religion, this history sheds light onto the world of academia, of the individual scholars who contributed to the encyclopedia’s success, and of a time-Europe before and after two world wars-and an age of publishing that dramatically changed in its lifetime.

  • By (author) Peri Bearman