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The encyclopaedia of Islam
Provides access to the 2nd ed., enhanced by the inclusion of an Index of proper names and an Index of subjects, and the ongoing 3rd ed.
Encyclopedia of religion
Publisher: Detroit : Macmillan Reference USA, 2005.
Not as interdisciplinary as the Encyclopedia of Islam. Also some articles and bibliographies have not been updated from the 1987 edition.
Additonal Resources:
The Oxford encyclopedia of the modern Islamic world
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Despite it's title, many of the articles discuss the topic from early Islam to the present.
Encyclopedia of Islamic civilisation and religion
Publisher: London ; Routledge, 2008.
Has shorter entries than other works. Bibliographies are often only one citation.
Encyclopaedia of the Qurʼān
"Brill's Encyclopaedia of the Qurʼān is an encyclopaedic dictionary of qurʼānic terms, concepts, personalities, place names, cultural history and exegesis extended with essays on the most important themes and subjects within qurʼānic studies".
The Qur'an
Publisher: London ; Routledge, 2006.
Usually has shorter entries than the Encylopaedia of the Qur'an. Has a Qur'anic passages index.
Journal Indexes:
Index Islamicus
Provider: CSA
Offers citations to literature on Islam, the Middle East and Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, and Muslim minorities elsewhere. Includes citations to journal articles, conference proceedings, books, and book reviews from 1906 to present.
ATLA religion database + ATLAS
Provider: SilverPlatter
Not as interdisciplinary as Index Islamicus. Provides citation information for journal articles, book reviews and essays for over 600 journals in the fields of religion and theology. Covers 1949-present.