Religion: Islam
Library Logo RELIGION: ISLAM
by D. Rogenmoser
CONTENTS:
FINDING BOOKS IN EUREKA
EUREKA is a catalog of items owned by the CSUS Library.  Books can be searched for in EUREKA by title, author, keyword and Library of Congress Subject Headings.
  • Keyword Searching: Use keyword searching to search for books in EUREKA on topics such as:
        Islam* and customs,
        Islam* and law,
        Islam* and sects, etc.

    Remember to add an asterisk (*) after the word Islam to include the words Islamic or Islam's in your search.

  • Browsing: Location and Call Numbers for browsing the shelves for books on Islam are 2 South BP1-BP223 (circulating books) or 2 North Reference BP1-BP223.

  • Juvenile Collection: Materials for children can be found by searching the keyword Islam and searching the "juvenile collection" instead of the "entire collection."
  
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GENERAL
Beliefnet/Islam   http://www.beliefnet.com/index/index_10004.html
A Brief Illustrated Guide to Understanding Islam  http://www.islam-guide.com/
Cultural Atlas of Islam  Ref DS 36.85 A39 1986
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim world vol 1-2. Ref BP 40 E525 2004
The Encyclopedia of Religion vol 1-15. Ref BL 31 E46 2005
Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures vol 1-2.  Ref HQ 1170 E53 2003
Encyclopaedia of the World Muslims: Tribes, Castes and Communities. vol 1-4
    Ref BP 50 E53 2001
Exploring Religions:Islam (Univ of Wyoming)
    http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/religionet/er/islam/index.htm
First Encyclopedia of Islam, 1913-1936 vol 1-9.  Ref DS 35.53 E53 1987
Historical Atlas of Islam  Ref G 1786 S1 R9 2004
Historical Dictionary of Islam  Ref BP 50 A33 2001
Introduction to the Articles and Pillars of Islam
    http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/pillars/intropillars.html
The Islam Page   http://www.islamworld.net/
MENALIB: Middle East Virtual Library - ALMISBAH
    http://ssgdoc.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/vlib/html/
Middle East and Jewish Studies/Islam
     http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/Islam.html
The Muslim Almanac: a Reference Work on the History, Faith, Culture, and Peoples of Islam
    Ref BP 40 M83 1996
The New Encyclopedia of Islam  Ref BP 40 G42 2001
One Ummah Network   http://www.oneummah.net/
The Oxford encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World vol 1-4.  Ref DS 35.53 O95 1995
Prof. Godlas' "Islam, Islamic Studies, Arabic, and Religion" Page
     http://www.uga.edu/islam/home.html
Religious Worlds/Muslim or Islamic Tradition(s)
    http://www.religiousworlds.com/muslim.html
The Shi'ite Encyclopedia  http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/
Virtual Religion Index/Islamic Studies  http://virtualreligion.net/vri/islam.html
Yahoo Directory: Islam
    http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion_and_Spirituality/Faiths_and_Practices/Islam/
  
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SACRED TEXTS, COMMENTARIES, CONCORDANCES

QUR'AN and HADITH
    Print copies of the Qur'an are located on 2 South BP 109-112
    Print copies of the Hadith are located on 2 South BP 135 A

A Concordance of the Qur'an  Ref BP 133 K37 1983
Compendium of Muslim Texts/MSA-USC   http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/
A Dictionary and Glossary of the Kor-an  Ref BP 133 .P4 1995
The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary  Ref BP 100 A5
Internet Sacred Texts Archive  http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/index.htm
The Message of the Qur'an Presented in Perspective  Ref BP 109 A42
The Noble Qur'an  http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/
The Quran: a New Interpretation  Ref BP 110 T87 1997
Qur'anic Recitation by Shaikh Khalil Hussary(IslamiCity)
    http://www.islamicity.com/multimedia/radio/ch100/
  
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DATABASES & INDEXES
 Unless noted otherwise; electronic indexes are restricted to CSUS students, faculty, and staff. Instructions for off-campus access are available at Off-Campus Access to Library E-Resources

Print Indexes & Bibliographies
  • Index Islamicus Parts 1 & 2;1976-1980.  Ref DZ 7835 .M6 L6 suppl
  • Religion Index One: Periodicals  2 North Index Area BLZ 7753 .A5 (1949-current)
  • Religious and Theological Abstracts  2 North Index Area BRZ 7753 .R4 (1958-current)
  • Humanities Index  2 North Index Area AI 3 R492 (1974/75-1999)
  • Essay and General Literature Index  2 North Index Area AI 3 .E75
    (1900-2001 -see Database list below)
  • Religion and Society in North America: An Annotated Bibliography
    Ref BLZ 7831 R44 1983
Databases (Electronic Indexes)
  
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JOURNALS
  
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RELATED CSUS SUBJECT GUIDES
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Questions/comments to: Ben Amata, , Reference Librarian; CSU, Sacramento; drogenmoser@csus.edu
Created 6/03 Last updated 12/07