Dear Colleagues,
Can you please suggest for a colleague a core collection of *quality*
encyclopaedias as well as other reference works published in the Arabic
language which deal with both modern and pre-modern aspects of Middle
Eastern and Islamic history, issues of modernity, government, etc.? Thank
you. Works should be in print or available in Europe or from reputable
Middle Eastern suppliers. Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Josef Meri
Dr. Josef W. Meri, D.Phil. (Wolfson 1999)
Visiting Research Fellow in
Medieval Islamic History & Civilization
Institute of Ismaili Studies, London
42-44 Grosvenor Gardens
London SW1W 0EB
United Kingdom
Reception: 020 7881 6000
http://www.iis.ac.uk
General Editor, Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia (Routledge)
Board Member, Middle East Medievalists (2002-2004)
http://www.MiddleEastMedievalists.org
Lead Editor, H-MIDEAST-MEDIEVAL http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~midmed
Author of 'Cult of Saints Among Muslims and Jews in Medieval Syria' Oxford
University Press
UK: http://www.oup.co.uk/isbn/0-19-925078-2
USA: http://www.oup-usa.com/isbn/0199250782.html
Oxford University Press author interview:
http://www.oup.co.uk/academic/humanities/religion/viewpoint/meri/
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