Encyclopaedia of Islam
Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition | |
| Editor | Martijn Theodoor Houtsma (First Edition) P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W.P. Heinrichs (Second Edition) Kate Fleet, Gudrun Krämer, Denis Matringe, John Nawas, Everett K. Rowson (Third Edition) |
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| Author | Various scholars |
| Language | English, French, and German (First Edition) English (Second and Third Edition) |
| Subject | Islam, Islamic studies |
| Genre | Reference work |
| Publisher | Brill |
Publication date | 1913–1938 (First Edition) 1954–2008 (Second Edition) 2007–present (Third Edition) |
| Publication place | Leiden, Netherlands |
| Media type | Print (All editions) Online (Third Edition) |
The Encyclopaedia of Islam (also French: Encyclopédie de l'Islam and German: Enzyklopädie des Islām; EI is a common abbreviation in all three languages) is a reference work that facilitates the academic study of Islam. It is published by Brill and provides information on various aspects of Islam and the Islamic world. It is considered to be the standard reference work in the field of Islamic studies. The first edition was published in 1913–1938, the second in 1954–2005, and the third was begun in 2007.