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STANDING ''EI'' is considered by academics to be the standard reference work in the field of Islamic studies: :The most important and comprehensive reference tool for Islamic studies is the ''Encyclopaedia of Islam'', an immense effort to deal with every aspect of Islamic civilization, conceived in the widest sense, from its origins down to the present day... ''EI'' is no anonymous digest of received wisdom. Most of the articles are signed, and while some are hardly more than dictionary entries, others are true research pieces- in many case the best available treatment of their subject. :(Humphreys, p. 4) EDITIONS ''EI'' has three versions. The first (''EI''¹) was published in three volumes plus supplement from 1913 to 1938 in English , German , and French editions. An abridged version was published in 1953 as the ''Shorter Encyclopaedia of Islam (SEI)'' and covers mainly law and religion. The current, second edition of ''Encyclopaedia of Islam'' (''EI''²) was begun in 1954 and completed only recently; it is published by the Dutch company Brill Academic Publishers and is available in English and French. Besides a great expansion in content, the second edition of ''EI'' differs from the first mainly in incorporating the work of scholars of Muslim and Middle East ern background: EI :(Humphreys, pp. 4-5) REFERENCES |
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