Sample Reference Works about Islam in English
Islamic Studies Reading Room, 602 Butler Library (Non-Circulating).
Compiled by Casey Primel and Kaoukab Chebaro, Columbia University Libraries.
(September 2009)
Abbott, Nabia. Studies in Arabic Literary Papyri, Volume III, Language and Literature, Chicago,
U. Chicago Press, 1972.
Call No.: PJ7593 .A2 Location has: v.3
Adamec, L. W. (2001). Historical dictionary of Islam. Historical dictionaries of religions,
philosophies, and movements, no. 37. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press.
Call No.: BP50 .A33 2001
Aziz, K. K. (2007). A bibliography of Islamic art. Lahore: Research Society of Pakistan.
Call No.: Z5956.I8 A95 2007
Bosworth, C. E. (1996). The new Islamic dynasties: A chronological and genealogical manual.
New York: Columbia University Press.
Call No.: DS35.627 .B67 1996
Clements, F. (2001). Historical dictionary of Arab and Islamic organizations. Lanham, Md:
Scarecrow Press.
Call No.: DS36.55 .C57 2001
Donzel, E. J. v. (1994). Islamic desk reference. Leiden: E.J. Brill.
Call No.: DS35.53 .I83 1994
Esposito, J. L. (1995). The Oxford encyclopedia of the modern Islamic world. New York: Oxford
University Press.
Call No.: DS35.53 .O95 1995 Location Has: v.1-4
Grimwood-Jones, D., Hopwood, D., Pearson, J. D., & Gabrieli, G. (1977). Arab-Islamic
bibliography: The Middle East Library Committee guide : based on Giuseppe Gabrieli's
Manuale di bibliografia musulmana. Hassocks, England: Harvester Press.
Call No.: Z3013 .A66 1977
Haddad, Y. Y., Voll, J. O., & Esposito, J. L. (1991). The contemporary Islamic revival: A critical
survey and bibliography. Bibliographies and indexes in religious studies, no. 20. New
York: Greenwood Press.
Call No.: BP60 .H23 1991g
Holt, P. M., Lambton, A. K. S., & Lewis, B. (1970). The Cambridge history of Islam. Cambridge
[Eng.]: University Press.
Call No.: DS35.6 .C3 1977 Location has: 2 v. in 4
Jenkins, E. (1999). The Muslim diaspora: A comprehensive reference to the spread of Islam in
Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland.
Call No.: BP50 .J46 1999 Location has: v.1-2
Joseph, S., & Najmabadi, A. (2003). Encyclopedia of women & Islamic cultures. Leiden: Brill.
Call No.: HQ1170 .E53 2003 Location has: v.1
Leaman, O. (2008). The Qur'an: An encyclopedia. London: Routledge.
Call No.: BP133 .Q87 2008g
Martin, R. C. (2004). Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim world. New York: Macmillan
Reference USA.
Call No.: BP40 .E525 2004 Location has: v.1-2
Mawṣili, A. (1999). Historical dictionary of Islamic fundamentalist movements in the Arab
world, Iran, and Turkey. Historical dictionaries of religions, philosophies, and movements,
no. 23. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press.
Call No.: BP60 .M36 1999
Mir, M. (1987). Dictionary of Quranic terms and concepts. Garland reference library of the
humanities, vol. 693. New York: Garland Pub.
Call No.: BP133 .M57 1987
Nasr, S. H. (1975). An annotated bibliography of Islamic science. S.l: s.n.].
Call No.: Z7407.I68 N37 Location has: *Vol. 1-vol. 2
Rāshid, R., & Morelon, R. (1996). Encyclopedia of the history of Arabic science. London:
Routledge.
Call No.: Q127.A5 E53 1996g
Rippin, A. (2006). The Blackwell companion to the Qurān. Blackwell companions to religion.
Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub.
Call No.: BP130.4 .B57 2006
Winter, T. J. (2008). The Cambridge companion to classical Islamic theology. Cambridge
companions to religion. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Call No.: BP166.1 .C36 2008