Islamic Dictionary of Islam: Religious Dictionary Series [Revised Edition]

Author: Jin Yijiu, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This dictionary includes 1,940 entries on Islamic topics. It covers nine major categories: sects, organizations, institutions, figures, beliefs, doctrines, theories, thoughts, scriptures and their terminology, historical events, Quranic figures and legends, titles, religious positions, religious systems, rituals, festivals, mosques, sacred places, and others. This series includes "A Concise Dictionary of Buddhism," "A Concise Dictionary of Christianity," "A Concise Dictionary of Islam," "A Concise Dictionary of Taoism," etc. The entries are selected from "The Great Dictionary of Religion," and additional content has been added based on the development of religious studies. This revised edition incorporates new research findings in religious studies over the five years since the first edition and adds a number of new entries. The entries in each concise dictionary are organized by category, and an index of entries by stroke order is provided at the end of the text for both reference and reading.