Even a figure such as Anōšīravān, so prominent in the development of Islamic andarz literature and the theory of statecraft, receives only cursory mention in the new edition. The Encyclopaedia of Islam also includes numerous maps, illustrations, and tables. Commentary on the Encyclopaedia of Islam, ranging from the adulatory to the intensely critical, may be found in: Cl.

Finally, it should be noted that some articles from the first edition are actually better than their replacements in the new edition, and many retain considerable historiographical and bibliographical interest as they represent the perspectives of an earlier generation of scholars and give references to older books and articles not mentioned in the newer articles. 4, pp. Encyclopedia of Islam by: Juan E. Campo (J. Gordon Melton, Series Editor) Book Preface The Encyclopedia of World Religions series has been designed to provide comprehensive coverage of six major global religious traditions—Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Roman Catholicism, and Protestant Christianity.. (Optional) Enter email address if you would like feedback about your tag. [see s̲h̲aṭh , also darwīs̲h̲ , d̲h̲ikr ]. A typical difficulty is that the articles, which are long on facts and short on explanation, can become opaque and bogged down by inordinate attention to complex and trivial details of little more than antiquarian interest. Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim world Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. With all this in mind, the two editions of the Encyclopaedia of Islam should perhaps be regarded as separate works, and the careful researcher will wish to consult both. It is true that the new edition, responding to criticism of the lack of Muslim contributors, now includes articles from many scholars of Muslim background, but they remain scholars trained in orientalist methods, whose outlook and approach differ little from those of the European contributors. 20, 1354 Š./1975, pp. Another hurdle that must be overcome is the system of transliteration. Houtsma, T. W. Arnold, Basset, Hartmann, A. J. Wensinck, W. Heffening, E. Lévi-Provençal, and H. A. R. Gibb. Buy Access; Help; About; Contact Us; Cookies; Encyclopedias | Text editions 52-55; M. Hodgson, The Venture of Islam, 3 vols., Chicago, 1974, I, pp.

However, it was not as comprehensive in coverage as might be desired and was quickly outdated by the explosion of scholarship on the Muslim world which took place after World War II.

The potentially problematic aspect of this is reflected first of all in its authorship, which inevitably raises the question of who is empowered to represent Islam in a major work of scholarship and how authentically they do so. A much more serious criticism pertains to its epistemological assumptions. ToegangRU-medewerkers en -studenten. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! This was quite inconsistent and arbitrary in the first edition; in the new edition it is applied more systematically but can still be confusing since slightly different methods are used for transliterating Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Urdu (there is apparently no set system for transliterating from other Islamicate languages). Certainly, anyone who uses it at length will notice various odd choices about what articles are included or omitted, the amount of space devoted to particular topics, and the overwhelming fixation on textual and antiquarian concerns. Ga naar Encyclopaedia of Islam (3rd ed.) The first edition had no article on Zoroaster (only a general article on the “Madjūs”). No_Favorite. Born in Istanbul, he had only a sketchy education, and was largely self taught. Zie ook: Encyclopaedia of Islam (3rd ed.) 244-47. share. What is ultimately of greater concern than the authorship of the Encyclopaedia of Islam is the impact of its orientalist perspective on its substantive content. Ida) overlooking the fertile alluvial plain to the south (39°35′ N., 27° 02′ E.). The relationship between the two editions of the Encyclopaedia of Islam is complex.

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Ga naar Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.) The first edition was published during the period 1913-1938 and supervised by a distinguished editorial board which eventually included M. Th. It has the advantage of being complete and obviously retains its value for those articles toward the end of the alphabet which have not yet been reached in the new edition. The term “Āyatullāh” was never included in the first edition and made its appearance in the new edition only with the publication of a supplementary fascicle in 1980 after the Persian Revolution of 1357 Š./1978-79 had brought its usage into common parlance. A much abridged version of the first edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam, containing only articles of a strictly religious nature, is H. A. R. Gibb and J. H. Kramers, Shorter Encyclopaedia of Islam, Ithaca, N. Y., 1965.

Although the eventual inclusion of such articles indicates an improvement in the coverage of the Encyclopaedia of Islam, it is also indicative of problems that have existed in the past and which one may still sometimes encounter. VIII, Fasc. south-west of Edremit), where remains of quays, etc., are to be found. American scholarship, however, tends to emphasize topics of modern interest, to utilize newer methodologies often adapted from the social sciences rather than conventional philology, and to value interpretation and analysis over raw factual data; these tendencies are apparently as uncongenial to the Encyclopaedia of Islam as would be the approach of traditional Muslim ulama. The new edition is similar in format to the first edition, retains some of its articles, and was originally intended as essentially an updating of the original.

It is not always easy to guess which method will be used or how; for example, the entry “Muḥammad” for Arabic and Persian usage usually appears as “Meḥemmed” for Turkish usage, yet one may also encounter exceptions as in the name of the Ottoman vizier “ʿAlī Pasha Muḥammad Amīn.” It is also not always apparent whether an entry will appear in an archaic or modern form. One senses that a great opportunity has been missed by not including, as articles or parts of articles, contributions by traditional Muslim scholars at least on matters of jurisprudence (feqh). Generally speaking, the new edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam is superior to the first edition and has superseded it, yet the first edition is by no means obsolete.

It appeared in three simultaneous but not completely identical versions—one in French, one in German, and one in English, the latter comprising four volumes and a supplement totalling almost five thousand densely printed pages and approximately nine thousand articles arranged alphabetically.