The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam by Cyril…

The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam (original 1989; edition 1991)

by Cyril Glasse

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Nearly 1200 entries cover religious and ritual practices, prayer, prophets, sects, law, the calendar, social institutions, history, othnography, nationhood, calligraphy and art, languages, medicine, sciences, major cities, and centers of learning. Quotations and hitherto untranslated prayers with 45 color photographs.… (more)

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Title:	The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam
Authors:	Cyril Glasse
Info:	Harpercollins (1991), Paperback, 472 pages
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A readable and useful work, concentrating on the mystical side of things; it must be kept in mind that Glassé was a follower of René Guenon, with his, um, unusual ideas about "universal religion."

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Cyril Glasse	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Smith, Huston	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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1989

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Dedicated to Tom Stacey,
my publisher,
and all the scholars in the field of Islamic studies
who made this work possible

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INTRODUCTION
by Professor Huston Smith
One can wonder whether in all the human sciences there is greater need for a reference work than for this one in hand.

Aaron (Ar. Hārūn). The brother of Moses.

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Nearly 1200 entries cover religious and ritual practices, prayer, prophets, sects, law, the calendar, social institutions, history, othnography, nationhood, calligraphy and art, languages, medicine, sciences, major cities, and centers of learning. Quotations and hitherto untranslated prayers with 45 color photographs.

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