The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World is a comprehensive reference work that includes approximately 1,100 articles on all aspects of the Islamic world. It represents a thorough revision and expansion of The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World with 324 new articles and 400 revised articles. All of the bibliographies are updated and revised to reflect the most current scholarship available. It brings the material up to date and extends coverage back to the beginnings of Islam in the sixth century.