Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an
Encyclopedia
The Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an (EQ) is an academic encyclopedia
with articles on the most important themes and subjects of the Qur'an
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The publisher, Brill
, describes the encyclopedia as follows:
Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia is a type of reference work, a compendium holding a summary of information from either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge....
with articles on the most important themes and subjects of the Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
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The publisher, Brill
Brill Publishers
Brill is an international academic publisher founded in 1683 in Leiden, the Netherlands. With offices in Leiden and Boston, Brill today publishes more than 134 journals and around 600 new books and reference works each year...
, describes the encyclopedia as follows:
Drawing upon a rich scholarly heritage, Brill's Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān (EQ) combines alphabetically arranged articles about the contents of the Qur'ān. It is an encyclopaedic dictionary of qur'ānic terms, concepts, personalities, place names, cultural history and exegesis extended with essays on the most important themes and subjects within qur'ānic studies.
Editions
- Edited by Jane Dammen McAuliffe et al., Encyclopaedia of Qur'an 1st Edition., 5 vols. plus index., Leiden: Brill Publishers, 2001-2006, ISBN 90-04-14743-8
- Vol. I: A-D (publication year 2001)
- Vol. II: E-I (2002)
- Vol. III: J-O (2003)
- Vol. IV: P-Sh (2004)
- Vol. V: Si-Z (2006)
- Index Vol. (2006)
External links
- Publisher site: Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an at Brill publishers
- Review:
- Another encyclopaedia: Integrated Encyclopedia of the Qur'an at IEQ project