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Cyril Glasse

Author of The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam

6 Works 143 Members 1 Review 1 Favorited

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Includes the names: Glasse Cyril, Cyril Glassé, Cyril Glassé

Works by Cyril Glasse

The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam (1989) 93 copies

New Encyclopedia of Islam: A Revised Edition of the Concise Encyclopedia of Islam (2001) 41 copies

The New Encyclopedia of Islam (2013) 6 copies

MOSES The Man Who Never Was 1 copy

The Second Coming of the Judeo-Zoroastrian Jesus of the Dead Sea Scrolls (2014) 1 copy

Dictionnaire encyclopdique de l'Islam (1991) 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1944
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Ouzzanne, Morooco
New York, New York, USA
Education: Columbia University
Occupations: Lecturer on comparative religions

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The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam by Cyril Glassé

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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Works: 6
Members: 143
Popularity: #144,062
Rating: 4.2

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 14
Languages: 1
Favorited: 1

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