Background Information - Islam: Religion and History - REL 240 - Starr-LeBeau - Marshall Brooks Library at Principia College

Encyclopedias can be helpful to understand terms and concepts along with places and specific people.

Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World by Richard C. Martin; Gale (Editor)
ISBN: 9780028662695
Publication Date: 2016
Encyclopedia of Islam in the United States by Cesari
Call Number: REF BP67.U6 E53 2007
ISBN: 9780313336256
Publication Date: 2007
Encyclopedia of women & Islamic cultures
Call Number: HQ1170 .E53 2003
ISBN: 9789004132474
Publication Date: 2007
v. 1. Methodologies, paradigms and sources -- v. 2. Family, law, and politics
New Encyclopedia of Islam by Glasse
Call Number: BP40 .G42 2013
ISBN: 1442223480
Publication Date: 2013

eBooks on Islam

These introductory books can give you a quick overview on a topic along with a short explanation.

Very Short Introducation books on Islam
ISBN: 9780192853349
Understanding Islam by Rosen
ISBN: 9781903765302
Publication Date: 2007
What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam by John L. Esposito
Call Number: Available as an ebook
ISBN: 9780195157130
Publication Date: 2011
Table of Contents: General Information, Faith, Islam and Other Religions, Customs and Culture, Violence and Terrorism, Society, Politics, and Economy, Muslims in the West