Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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Subject: Middle East And Islamic Studies
The Third Edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam is an entirely new work, which sets out the present state of our knowledge of the Islamic World and reflects the great diversity of current scholarship. 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. The new scope includes comprehensive coverage of Islam in the twentieth century and of Muslim minorities all over the world. Subscriptions: see brill.com
Edited by Kate Fleet, Gudrun Krämer, Denis Matringe, John Nawas and Devin J. Stewart.
With Roger Allen, Edith Ambros, Thomas Bauer, Johann Büssow, Carl Davila, Ruth Davis, Ahmed El Shamsy, Maribel Fierro, Najam Haider, Konrad Hirschler, Nico Kaptein, Alexander Knysh, Corinne Lefèvre, Scott Levi, Roman Loimeier, Daniela Meneghini, Negin Nabavi, M'hamed Oualdi, D. Fairchild Ruggles, Ignacio Sánchez, and Ayman Shihadeh.
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The Third Edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam is an entirely new work, which sets out the present state of our knowledge of the Islamic World and reflects the great diversity of current scholarship. 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. The new scope includes comprehensive coverage of Islam in the twentieth century and of Muslim minorities all over the world. Subscriptions: see brill.com
Orientalism (academic)
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Academic orientalism is the scholarly study of Near and Middle Eastern and Asian languages and cultures in institutions in parts of the world where they are not native, especially Western Europe and the United States. Such institutions as monasteries, scientific academies, libraries, and universities promoted knowledge of languages, mediaeval or modern, of the region, and offered access to non-Western manuscripts and books. They provided contacts for a larger community of orientalists, including …
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Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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2023-02-24
Oromo
(1,605 words)
The
Oromo (Oroomoo) are the largest ethnic group in the Horn of Africa. They have their own language, Afaan Oroomoo or Oroomiifaa, which belongs to the Cushitic language family. The majority of the Oromo are found in Ethiopia, where they constitute 34.5 percent (about 25 million) of the population, according to official Ethiopian statistics (2007). They inhabit the southeastern parts of the country (Borana, Gujji Arsi, Bale, Hararge), the central highlands around Addis Ababa (Shoa), and parts of …
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Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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2021-07-19
Osman Hamdi
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Osman Hamdi (1842–1910) was an artist and director of the Ottoman Imperial Museum and the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts. He played a pivotal role in fashioning European formulations of art within a transforming Ottoman context. As the son of İbrahim Edhem Pasha (1819–93), Osman Hamdi was born in Istanbul to a complex cross-cultural legacy unusual even within Ottoman society. His father, who at age nine had been orphaned and enslaved during the Greek War for Independence (1821–30) and adopted by the Grand Admiral of the Ottoman Nav…
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Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Date:
2021-07-19