Perceptions of Islam (EN2125)

Background Information
Books at Landmark College
Websites

Religious Studies & Spirituality Subject Guide

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Reference area (first floor)

• Atlas of the World's Religions — 200.0223 A881
  • Includes maps and descriptions of Pre-Islamic Arabia, Arabia at the time of Muhammad, and medieval Judaism

• The A to Z of Islam — 297.03 ADA
  • Includes short biographies of many people important in early Islamic history

• Encyclopedia of World History — 909 E565 v.2
  • Includes several articles on Islamic history and the Byzantine Empire

 

Article Database

• Britannica Online
  • This comprehensive online encyclopedia includes information on the earliest period of Islamic history.
  • The advent of the revelation and the Meccan period section of the Muhammad article is a good place to start.

 

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On Reserve (Library front desk)

• The formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800 — Berkey, Jonathan Porter — 297.09 B512F

• The Life of Muhammad — Haykal, Muhammad Husayn — 297.63 HAY

• Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet — Armstrong, Karen — 297.63 A7362M

• Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time — Armstrong, Karen — 297.63 A7363M

EBook (Click on the title to view the book.)

• Islam: Origin and belief — Bogle, Emory C.

 

Websites

• Use Control + F to search for information about your character in the textual sources linked to these websites.
• There are some dead links on these websites.

Some useful website directories and websites are:

Al-Bab's Arab-Islamic History Website Directory

http://www.al-bab.com/arab/history.htm

Compendium of Muslim Texts: About the Prophet Muhammad

http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/prophet/

Internet Islamic History Sourcebook: Muhammad and Foundations - to 632 CE

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/islam/islamsbook.html#Muhammad%20and%20Foundations%20-%20to%20632%20CE

 

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