Download or read book The New Encyclopedia of Islam written by Cyril Glassé and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensively encompasses the beliefs, practices, history, and culture of the Islamic world in a single, scholarly volume. Features over 1400 fully revised entries including a wide range of new entries covering the contemporary Islamic scene.