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The Encyclopaedia of Islam. Leiden: Brill, 1960--
A comprehensive, scholarly examination of the "Kur`an" covering the derivation of the term "kur`an" itself, Muhammad, the history of The Koran, its structure, the chronology of the text, its language and style, literary forms and major themes, The Koran in Muslim life and thought, and a bibliography.
CALL NUMBER: ref DS37 .E523 -- v.1-8
The Encyclopedia of Religion. Editor in chief, Mircea Eliade; editors, Charles J. Adams ... et al. New York, N.Y.: Macmillan, c1987.
The two "Qur`an" articles deal with "The Text and Its History" and with "Its Role in Muslim Piety," the second of which covers language, the power of The Koran for protection and harm, The Koran as a source of strength and reassurance, the practice of oral recitation, and The Koran as the "highest expression of literary Arabic."
CALL NUMBER: Ref BL 31 .E46 1986 v. 1-16
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World. John L. Esposito, editor in chief. New York: Oxford University Pres, 1995.
A series of articles on the "Qur`an" deals with the history of the text, The Qur`an as scripture, and The Qur`an's place in Muslim thought and practice. Each has a select bibliography.
CALL NUMBER: Ref DS 95 1995 -- v. 1-4
"Qur`an." Britannica Online. [ Online
] Available: http://search.eb.com/bol/topic
Available to members of the Union community via Britannica Online, this summary article briefly treats the Qur`an and offers a link to a more extensive piece on "Islam, Muhammad and the Religion of: Islamic scripture: the Qur`an."
Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism. Detroit: Gale, 1992--
Extended excerpts from critical commentaries on The Koran starting from the introductory essay to George Sale's 1734 English translation through the present. The entry begins with an essay on Muhammad's life, a textual history, a summary of the major themes, and an overview of the "critical reception" of the The Koran from a Muslim and Western perspective. There's an annotated bibliography of sources for further reading.
CALL NUMBER: Ref PN 610 .C530 v. 23
Arberry, A. J. (Arthur John), 1905-1969.
Religion in the Middle East: three religions in concord and conflict.
General editor A. J. Arberry. London: Cambridge U.P., 1969.
CALL NUMBER: BL1600 .A7 1969 -- v. 1-2
The Cambridge History of Islam. Edited by P. M. Holt, Ann K. S. Lambton, and Bernard Lewis. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1970.
"Part VIII: Islamic Society and Civilization" deals extensively with the "Geographical Setting" of Islam, "Sources of Islamic Civilization," "Economy, Society, Institutions," "Law and Justice," "Religion and Culture," "Mysticism," "Revival and Reform in Islam," "Literature," "Art and Architecture," "Science," "Philosophy," "Warfare," and the "Transmissin of Learning."
CALL NUMBER: Ref DS 35.6 .C3 v. 1-2
The Encyclopedia of Religion. Editor in chief, Mircea Eliade; editors, Charles J. Adams ... et al. New York, N.Y.: Macmillan, c1987.
There are a series of articles offering "an overview of the origins and development of classical Islamic tradition and historical surveys of Islam in ten geographical areas outside the core of the Middle East." Additionally, there are articles on:
- Islamic Law
- Islamic Philosophy
- Islamic Religious Year
- Islamic Studies
CALL NUMBER: Ref BL 31 .E46 1986 v. 1-16
"Islam: The Foundations of Islam: The Legacy
of Muhammad." Britannica
Online. [ Online
] Available: http://search.eb.com/bol/topic
This online article offers a detailed context for the Koran, covering the the life of Muhammad and the foundations of Islam as well as background material on Islamic thought and culture. There is a bibliography and a number of links to Islam-related Websites.
SEARCH BY AUTHOR:
| stowasser barb | [Note author's truncated first name] |
| bell richard |
SEARCH BY BOOK TITLE:
| koran | |
| jesus in the qur | [Note truncated title] |
SEARCH BY SUBJECT:
| koran | |
| women in the koran | |
| islam customs and prac | [Note truncated heading] |
Link to a more extensive listing of subject headings on the Koran.
The DILP carries out its stated aim to "digitize important Islamic resources and make them available to the masses through the Internet" by publishing e-text versions of full-length religious writings, shorter articles and booklets on Islamic themes, selected journal articles, software, and a multimedia gallery of Islamic images and audio files.
The welcoming message of the Al-Islam.org site states:
If you are not a Muslim, then let this site serve as a means of introducing Islam to you, and provide you with options for exploring the beauty of this religion further. If you are a Muslim, then let this site serve as a repository for advancing your knowledge about Islam further.
Features include a "Beginner's Guide" and sections entitled "About Islam," "Allah & The Holy Koran," "The Infallibles," "Beliefs & Practices," and "History & Current Events." The site, part of the much more extensive Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project, is searchable and includes a subject index .
Address: http://www.al-islam.org/
"Sound recordings (RealAudio and TrueSpeech) of Islamic prayers and readings from the Qur'an, in Arabic and English. Includes illustrations that give the text of the prayers and detail the proper posture."
A religiously-oriented page offering an introduction to non-Muslims, e-text versions of Islamic resources, and information on such areas as the fundamental beliefs of Islam, prayer, women, the Muslim character, Islamic history, Islamic movements, audio-visual materials, and dictionaries.
Address:
http://www.islamworld.net/
Online access to introductory texts and pamphlets on Islam, sources of scriptures (including e-text translations of the "Qur`an" and the writings of the prophetic traditions, texts and information on Islamic thought (law, theology, mysticism, philosophy, science, history, comparative religion), Islamic language and art resources, and general sites related to Islam and Muslims. Maintained by the SUNY Buffalo Muslim Student Association.
Address:
http://wings.buffalo.edu/student-life/sa/muslim/isl/isl.html
"This text is an electronically scanned version of M. H. Shakir's translation of the Holy Qur'an, as published by Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an, Inc. The authentic version of this translation remains the printed copy. The electronic version is originally from the Online Book Initiative, and is presented here in a searchable SGML form by the University of Virginia." Search or browse the Koran chapter by chapter. A searchable version of Islam's sacred text, the Holy Qur'an can also be found at the University of Southern California.
Address: http://etext.virginia.edu/koran.html
Address: http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/searchquran.html
The Quran Browser is a simple, fast World-Wide Web front-end to a full-text Quranic search/retrieval system called pQuran. The Quran Browser was conceived and created by Richard Goerwitz (lead research programmer/analyst for Brown University's Scholarly Technology Group (STG).
Address: http://goon.stg.brown.edu/quran_browser/pqeasy.shtml
This site revolves around Shi'ism, which is one of the two major branches of Islam - the other being Sunnism. Includes Islamic Teachings, Islamic Thought, Educational Sites and Centers, News and Media, an online Shi'ite Encyclopedia, and a "Listen, search, or look at the Holy Quran," The Quran presented in Arabic with an English translation and sound files of readings for both.
Address: http://www.shialink.org/
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Scholarly periodical databases give a researcher access to articles on specific subjects that have appeared in variety of periodicals. Such databases may cover a broad area of study the way Humanities Abstracts and Arts and Humanities Search do. Others, such as Philosopher's Index, focus more sharply on one discipline. Most journal articles listed are written by scholars and aimed at other researchers in that field, making them particularly important research sources. Searching a database will give the researcher the bibliographic citation needed to identify and locate a specific work on a topic: author, title of article, journal title, volume and issue number, date, and pages. An abstract briefly summarizes an article's contents.
Some online databases--ProQuest Direct, H.W. Wilson Select Full Text in FirstSearch, and Project Muse--include the full text of at least some of the articles online. Databases are accessible via the Library's Electronic Resources Page.
Relevant online databases for research on Islam and The Koran include:
- EBSCOhost -- selective full text database
- Historical Abstracts
- PCI Web -- periodicals indexing from 1770
- Philosopher's Index
- ProQuest Direct -- selective full text database
OCLC FirstSearch Databases:
- Arts and Humanities Search -- citation database
- Humanities Abstracts -- core journals in humanities
- WorldCat -- books and other library materials
Last revised on July 18, 2007