Islamic Dictionary of Islam (Revised Edition)

Author: Jin Yijiu
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This dictionary includes 1,940 entries on Islam, covering nine major categories such as sects, organizations, institutions, figures, beliefs, doctrines, theories, thoughts, scriptures and terminology, historical events, Quranic figures and legends, titles, religious positions, 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," and more. The entries were selected from "The Great Dictionary of Religion," with additional content added based on the development of religious studies. This revised edition incorporates new findings from five years of religious academic research and includes 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 main text for both reference and reading.