Middle East & Islamic Studies Resources

Bibliographies

Brockelmann, Carl.

Geschichte der Arabischen Litteratur.
Weimar: E. Felber, 1898-1902.
Perkins/Bostock Library International & Area Studies Reading Room PJ7510 .B7 1898 Check availability @ Duke
Annotated repertory of Arabic mansucripts, arranged by author and organized in a generally chronological order. For each author we are given a capsule biography, a short list of references for his life, and a bibliography of both his manuscript and printed editions.
Contents: 1. bd. Einleitung. Quellen und frühere darstellungen. 1. Buch. Die arabishe Nationallitteratur. 2. Buch. Die islâmische Litteratur in arabischer Sprache. 1898.--2. bd. 3. Buch. Der Niedergang der islâmischen Litteratur. 1902.

Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft.

Verzeichnis der orientalischen Handschriften in Deutschland.
Wiesbaden, F. Steiner, 1961-
Perkins/Bostock Library Stacks Z6605.O7 V479 Check availability @ Duke
Bd. XII. Türkische Handschriften (5 Teile)
Bd. XIV. Persische Handschriften (2 Teile)
Bd. XVII, Reihe A. Materialien zur arabischen Literaturgeschichte (2 Teile)
Bd. XVII, Reihe B. Arabische Handschriften (1 Teil)

Grimwood-Jones, Diana.

Arab-Islamic bibliography.
Hassocks, England : Harvester Press, 1977.
Divinity School Library 016.90904 A658, 1977 Check availability @ Duke
Outlines the reference tools, sources, and main centers of study for the Islamic Middle East

Sezgin, Fuat.

Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums.
Leiden, E.J. Brill, 1967-
Perkins/Bostock Library International & Area Studies Reading Room DS36.85 .S494 1967 Check availability @ Duke
This works presents a broad survey of Arabic manuscripts and provides a rich philological and historical commentary for each of the fields covered down to AH 430/AD 1040.
Contents: Bd. 1. Qurʾānwissenschaften, Hadīth Geschichte, Fiqh, Dogmatik, Mystik bis ca. 430 H.--Bd. 2. Poesie bis ca. 430 H.--Bd. 3. Medizin, Pharmazie, Zoologie, Tierheilkunde bis ca. 430 H.--Bd. 4. Alchimie, Chemie, Botanik, Agrikultur bis ca. 430 H.--Bd. 5. Mathematik bis ca. 430 H.--Bd. 6. Astronomie bis ca. 430 H.--Bd. 7. Astrologie, Meteorologie und Verwandtes bis ca. 430 H.--Bd. 8. Lexikographie bis 430 H.--Bd. 9. Grammatik bis ca. 430 H.

Skreslet, Paula Youngman.

The literature of Islam : a guide to the primary sources in English translation .
Lanham, Maryland : Scarecrow Press, Inc. : American Theological Library Association, 2006.
Perkins/Bostock Library International & Area Studies Reading Room Z7835.M6 S585 2006 Check availability @ Duke
Contents: The Qur'an: text and translation -- The traditions: Hadith -- Exegesis of the Qur'an: tafsir -- Law and legal theory: shari'a and fiqh -- History and historiography: ta'rikh -- Philosophy: falsafa -- Theology: kalam -- Spirituality and mysticism: tasawwuf -- Appendix: anthologies.

Historiography

Amhazun, Muhammad.

Tahqiq mawaqif al-sahabah fi al-fitnah : min riwayat al-Imam al-Tabari wa-al-muhaddithin.
تحقيق مواقف الصحابة في الفتنة : من روايات الإمام الطبرى والمحدثين
al-Qahirah : Dar Tibah : Dar al-Salam, 2005.
Divinity School Library DS38.2.T33 A44 2005 Check availability @ Duke

Donner, Fred McGraw.

Narratives of Islamic origins : the beginnings of Islamic historical writing.
Princeton, N.J. : Darwin Press, 1998.
Divinity School Library DS38.16 .D66 1998 Check availability @ Duke

Duri, Abd al-Aziz.

Awraq fi al-tarikh wa-al-hadarah.
‫ أوراق في التاريخ والحضارة
Bayrut : Dar al-Gharb al-Islami, 2007.
Perkins/Bostock Library | Stacks On Order Check availability @ Duke
Notes: al-Juz 1. Awraq fi ilm al-tarikh = Papers on Arab historiography -- al-juz 2. Awraq fi al-tarikh al-iqtisadi = Papers on economic history -- al-juz 3. Awraq fi al-tarikh al-Arabi al-Islami = Papers on Arab history -- al-juz 4. Awraq fi al-fikr wa-al-thaqafah = Papers on Arabic culture.

Duri, Abd al-Aziz.

The rise of historical writing among the Arabs.
Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1983.
Perkins/Bostock Library DS38.16 .D8713 1983 Check availability @ Duke

Haridi, Alexander.

Das Paradigma der "islamischen Zivilisation" - oder, Die Begründung der deutschen Islamwissenschaft durch Carl Heinrich Becker (1876-1933) : eine wissenschaftsgeschichtliche Untersuchung.
Würzburg : Ergon, c2005.
Divinity School Library BP49.5.B43 H353 2005 Check availability @ Duke

Hirschler, Konrad.

Medieval Arabic historiography : authors as actors.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Perkins/Bostock Library DS37.4 .H38 2006 Check availability @ Duke

Khalidi, Tarif.

Arabic historical thought in the classical period.
Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Perkins/Bostock Library DS38.16 .K445 1994 Check availability @ Duke
Full Text in: History E-Book Project

Noth, Albrecht.

The early Arabic historical tradition : a source-critical study.
Princeton, N.J. : Darwin Press, 1994.
Divinity School Library DS38.16 .N67213 1994 Check availability @ Duke

Robinson, Chase F.

Islamic historiography.
Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Divinity School Library 297.0722 R658, I82, 2003 Check availability @ Duke
Contents: Part I. Origins and Categories: 1. Origins 2. The emergence of genre 3. Consequences and models 4. Three categories: biography, prosopography, chronography Part II. Contexts: 5. Historiography and traditionalism 6. Historiography and society 7. God and models of history 8. Historians and the truth Part III. How Historians Worked: 9. Vocations and professions 10. Writing history Conclusion.

Shaykh, Abd al-Rahman Abd Allah.

Ilm al-tarikh inda al-Muslimin.
Misr al-Jadidah, al-Qahirah : al-Maktab al-Arabi lil-Maarif, 2006.
Perkins/Bostock Library DS37.7 .S53 2006 Check availability @ Duke

General Works

Endress, Gerhard.

Islam : an historical introduction.
New York : Columbia University Press, c2002.
Perkins/Bostock Library DS35.6 .E5313 2002 Check availability @ Duke

Esposito, John L.

The Oxford history of Islam.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c1999.
Divinity School LibraryQuarto | 297.09 O98 1999 Check availability @ Duke

Freeman-Grenville, G. S. P.

Islam : an illustrated history.
New York : Continuum, 2006.
Perkins/Bostock Library International & Area Studies Reading Room DS35.63 .F74 2006 Check availability @ Duke
"Revised and expanded edition of Historical atlas of Islam"

Gardner, Robert.

Islam, empire of faith. The awakening [videorecording].
Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, 2000
Lilly Library A-V Video cassette VC 10119 Check availability @ Duke
Summary: Examines the spread of Islam and the Islamic Empire following the death of Muhammad. Illustrates the artistic, architectural, scientific, and medical advances. Describes the Crusades and the Mongol invasion.

Jenkins, Everett.

The Muslim diaspora : a comprehensive reference to the spread of Islam in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c1999-
Divinity School Library Quarto BP50 .J46 1999 Check availability @ Duke

Lapidus, Ira M.

A history of Islamic societies.
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Perkins/Bostock Library DS35.63 .L37 2002 Check availability @ Duke
Ira Lapidus explores the origins and evolution of Muslim societies. The book, now revised and updated, is divided into three parts. The first covers the formative era of Islamic civilization. The second traces the diffusion of worldwide Islamic societies, while the third explores their reaction to European imperialism, and emergence as independent states. The concluding chapters consider Islam's recent history, the formation of Islamic revival movements and global Islamic identities. The book is essential reading for students and for those seeking to understand the Muslim peoples.

Schimmel, Annemarie.

Islam : an introduction.
Albany : State University of New York Press, c1992.
Divinity School Library BP55 .S3413 1992 Check availability @ Duke