Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World

Current interest in Islam and the Muslim world has grown for reasons both good and bad. It is now a hot topic in schools, colleges and universities, with proliferating study programmes, as well as cultural and political and academic interest in the wider community. Thomson/Gale's well‐established stable of encyclopedias has responded to this interest by publishing a topical and highly readable two‐volume encyclopedia covering both Islam, specifically, and the wider Muslim world. This is a useful addition too, to reference collections in public libraries serving significant numbers of school and college students, as well as cross‐cultural users.

As well as...