LibGuides: *Middle East and Islamic Studies: Background Information

General Online Reference Materials

Oxford Islamic Studies Online
Brings together current scholarship in the field of Islamic Studies.
Cambridge History of Islam
Including volumes 1 and 2 in pdf versions.
Cambridge History of Egypt
Including volumes 1 and 2 in pdf versions.
Cambridge History of Iran
Including volumes 1 through 7 in pdf versions.
Cambridge History of Turkey
Including volume 1, 2, 3, and 4 in pdf versions.
Cambridge History of Arabic Literature

Encyclopedia Islamica (Brill)
Encyclopedia Islamica Online is based on the 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.
Encyclopedia of Religion
This 2nd edition reflects changes in academia and in the world since 1987.
Encyclopedia Iranica
The Encyclopedia Iranica is a comprehensive research tool dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.
Encyclopedia Britannica (Middle Eastern Region)
Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World
The Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World Online (EJIW) is the first cohesive and discreet reference work which covers the Jews of Muslim lands particularly in the late medieval, early modern and modern periods.
Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Culture
The Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures Online is an interdisciplinary, trans-historical, and global project embracing women and Islamic cultures in every region where there have been significant Muslim populations.
Middleeast Map Collection

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