The Cambridge Companion to Classical Islamic Theology by Tim Winter (Editor)This series of critical reflections on the evolution and major themes of pre-modern Muslim theology begins with the revelation of the Koran, and extends to the beginnings of modernity in the eighteenth century. Throughout the treatment is firmly set in the historical, social and political context in which Islam's distinctive understanding of God evolved.
The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology by Sabine Schmidtke (Editor)Part One covers the various strands of Islamic theology during the formative and early middle periods, rational as well as scripturalist. Part Two offers a number of case studies, focusing on specific theological issues. Part Three covers Islamic theology during the later middle and early modern periods. Part Four addresses the impact of political and social developments on theology through a number of case studies. Part Five considers Islamic theological thought from the end of the early modern and during the modern period.
Routledge Handbook of Islamic Law by Khaled Abou El Fadl; Ahmad Atif Ahmad; Said Fares Hassan (Editors)This handbook is a detailed reference source comprising original articles covering the origins, history, theory and practice of Islamic law. The handbook covers a broad range of issues, including the role of ethics in Islamic jurisprudence, the mechanics and processes of interpretation, the purposes and objectives of Islamic law, constitutional law and secularism, gender, bioethics, Muslim minorities in the West, jihad and terrorism.
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Oxford Bibliographies: Islamic StudiesIncludes over 250 entries covering specific individuals, topics in Islamic theology and philosophy, the Quran, movements, and other Islamic literature.
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion: IslamIncludes over 250 entries, with some articles focusing on Islam in specific countries, movements in Islam, and history of Islam. Other articles focus on Islam in relation to other religions.
Encylopedia of Islam (Brill Online), 2nd editionThe encyclopaedia of Islam (second edition) sets out the present state of our knowledge of the Islamic world. It is a unique and invaluable reference tool, an essential key to understanding the world of Islam, and the authoritative source not only for the religion, but also for the believers and the countries in which they live.