A SURVEY OF ENCYCLOPEDIC WORKS ON ISLAM IN THE ENGLISH AND TURKISH LANGUAGE Cover Image

PREGLED ENCIKLOPEDIJSKIH RADOVA O ISLAMU NA ENGLESKOM I TURSKOM JEZIKU
A SURVEY OF ENCYCLOPEDIC WORKS ON ISLAM IN THE ENGLISH AND TURKISH LANGUAGE

Author(s): Fikret Karčić
Subject(s): Islam studies
Published by: Rijaset Islamske zajednice u Bosni i Hercegovini
Keywords: Encyclopedia; Turkish language; English language; orientalists;

Summary/Abstract: Muslims have a long tradition of producing reference works . These works encyclopedias among them, were traditionally written in the Arabic language, as Muslims linguistical or vocabulary languages of the Muslim civilization, such as the Turkish language . Writing encyclopedia on Islam in English is a phenomenon which belongs to modern limes. Originally it was the endeavor of Orientalists. However, the 20'" century saw the importance of encyclopedias on Islam written in English by Muslim authors.

  • Issue Year: 2002
  • Issue No: 9
  • Page Range: 100-107
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Bosnian