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Historic Overviews - Islamic World
Cambridge History of Islam. (2 vols.)
Cambridge Illustrated History of the Islamic World. Davis Ref. [DS35.63 .R63 1996] An introductory yet scholarly work covering all aspects of the Islamic world.
Oxford History of Islam. Davis [BP50 .O95 1999]
Quick Reference: Understanding Islam (UNC Libraries Reference Department)
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias - Islamic World
Encyclopedia of Islam. Volumes 1-9 (Davis Ref. CD-ROM--see also E.J. Brill's First Encyclopedia of Islam, 1913-1936, Davis Ref. [DS35.53 .E53 1993]
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages. Online. See entries on Islam and Islamic art (pp. 741-3.) Includes cross-references and bibliographies.
Encyclopedia of the Renaissance. Davis Ref. [CB361.E52 1999] See "Islam" and "Islamic thought" in v. 3, pp. 283ff.
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