Bibliographic & Teaching Resources

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Bibliography of Mathematics in Medieval Islamic Civilization (Universiteit Utrecht)

 
 

"This bibliography is a revised, enlarged and updated version of the bibliography on Islamic mathematics by Richard Lorch on pp. 65-86 of Joseph W. Dauben's The History of Mathematics from Antiquity to the Present: A Selective Bibliography, New York and London: Garland, 1985."

 
Calendrica (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)  
 

On-line calendar conversion program.  Includes Islamic (observational & arithmetic), Gregorian, Jewish, Julian, Persian and others.

 
Columbia University Library - Middle East Studies Internet Resources  
 

"Columbia University's collection of Middle East Studies Internet Resources is an on-going compilation of electronic bibliographic resources and research materials on the Middle East and North Africa (in the broadest sense) available on the global Internet, created under the purview of the Middle East Studies Department of Columbia University Libraries. Electronic resources from the Middle East are organized by region, country and subject. All materials are arranged to encourage an awareness of authorship, type of information, and subject. The scope of the collection is research-oriented, but it also provides access to other gopher and web sites with different or broader missions."

 
Columbia University Library - Middle East Studies Photographs & Images  

Cornell University Library - Middle East & Islamic Studies Collection

 
Date Converter On-line (Gregorian<->Hijri) (Islamicfinder.org)  
Date Converter On-line (Gregorian<->Hijri) (by Tawfig Alrabiah)  

Internet Medieval Source Book

 
Part of the  On-line Reference Book for Medieval Studies (ORB)  

Islam Chronology (North Park University, Chicago)

 

Islamic Architecture in Isfahan (University of Anglia, U.K.)

 
 

"[Isfahan] contains a wide range of Islamic Architectural styles ranging from the 11th century (C.E.) to the 19th. This archive contains photographs and descriptions of some of the most interesting and unusual ones."

 

Islamic Philosophy Page (www.muslimphilosophy.com)

 

Islamic Server-MSA (University of Southern California)

 
Search Hadith (English) and various renderings of the Qur'an (English).  

Islamic Studies, Islam, Arabic, and Religion (University of Georgia)

 

"This Islamic Studies website covers the areas of Islam, Arabic, and Religion (focusing on Western religions). It is particularly intended to be of use for students and teachers at all levels, as well for members of the general public who wish to get a non-polemical view of Islam (including Sunni Islam, Shi'ism, and Sufism) and to a lesser extent of Judaism and Christianity."

Developed by: Prof. Alan Godlas (University of Georgia)

 

Islamic Studies Syllabi (University of North Carolina)

 

The Islamic World to 1600 (University of Calgary)

 
 

"a multimedia introduction to the first millennium of Islamic history, developed by the Applied History Research Group. It will outline Muslim beliefs and practices, as well as the history of the Islamic world from the 7th to the 17th centuries, including the expansion of the Islamic empires of Asia, Africa, and Europe."

 

Islamweb: Islamic Studies Internet Guide

 
 

"...a variety of materials, including course syllabi, texts, visual images, and links to organizations and academic centers. This web site provides comprehensive lists and evaluations of Internet sources relating to Islam, organized by subject. It is aimed at serving the needs of college and university faculty members and students interested in Islamic studies. This site also hopes to serve Muslims — and non-Muslims — who want to know more about the Islamic religious tradition."

Developed by: Middle East Medievalists MEMber Prof. Carl Ernst & Prof. Charles Kurzman (University of North Carolina)

 
Al-Khazina (Princeton University)  
 

"Al-Khazina is an interactive database for the study of Islamic Culture, particularly in the early centuries. We developed it for use in university courses on a wide range of topics in Islamic civilization, and from introductory through advanced levels."

Developed by: Dr. Peter Batke (Princeton University), Prof. Jerome W. Clinton (Princeton University) and project team.

 
The Mamluk Bibliography Project (MEDOC - University of Chicago)  
 

"The Mamluk Bibliography is an on-going project of the Middle East Documentation Center at the University of Chicago, the aim of which is to compile comprehensive bibliographies of all primary sources relating to the Mamluk sultanate of Egypt and Syria, as well as all research and discussion--scholarly and popular--germane to the subject. The project takes the form of two bibliographies: the primary and the secondary. For more information, please see About the Mamluk Bibliography Project.

The information in the bibliographies can be accessed in multiple ways. Search allows the user to search authors and/or titles. Subject Guide Browse allows the user to browse lists of subject categories within the bibliographies. Primary Source Author Browse allows the user to view a list of the authors in the database, with links to lists of works by each author."

 
Maps of the Islamic Middle East (Arabic Gateway)  

Maps of the Islamic Middle East (Princeton University)

 
Maps of the Islamic Middle East (University of Pennsylvania)  
Maps of the Islamic Middle East (University of Texas at Austin)  

Historical Maps of the Middle East from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin.

 

Medieval Bibliography Database (Emory University)

 

"This scholastic bibliography is sponsored by the Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University, and directed by Charles Spornick, Philip L. Reynolds, and Jack Zupko.

This initial database is the result of a pilot program. The aim is to establish comprehensive, continuously upgraded databases of (a) secondary literature and (b) printed primary sources."

 

Middle East Network Information Center (MENIC) (University of Texas, Austin)

 

"was launched in 1993. UT-MENIC includes gopher and World Wide Web (WWW) interfaces which offer a virtual library of information on the Middle East in addition to links with other gopher/WWW sites in the Middle East and other Middle East studies centers."

 

Middle East Photograph Archive (University of Chicago)

 

Middle East Virtual Library (MENALIB)

 
 

"The Middle East Virtual Library (MENALIB) is an information portal for Middle East and Islamic Studies. It provides access to online information and to digital records of printed and other offline media and thus supports the concept of a hybrid library for Middle East and Islamic Studies.

The technical basis for this Virtual Library is created by the State- and University Library Saxony-Anhalt in Halle (Germany). However, the Middle East Virtual Library integrates the efforts of many institutions and individuals in order to provide information as comprehensive as possible."

 
MuslimHeritage.com (Manchester, United Kingdom)  
 

"...a community and non-profit initiative aimed at providing an educational forum to present and discuss the contribution of Muslim Heritage to present day Science, Technology and Civilisation."   Site includes the following sections: Timeline, Virtual Civilization, Muslim Scholars, Feature Articles, etc.
 

 
NITLE Arab World Project  
  "The National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education has developed this site, with funds from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, as a resource for all who would develop a better understanding of the Arab world. While our principal audience is the students, faculty, staff and alumni of the liberal arts colleges served by NITLE, the site is open to all visitors.

The materials comprising the site are organized thematically into a set of ten modules, each of which contains a variety of original texts, video clips and audio files from online and print sources."
 
Religious Architecture & Muslim Cultures (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)  
 

Course website with syllabus and bibliography.

Developed by: Middle East Medievalists MEMber Prof. Nasser Rabbat (MIT)

 

Resources for Islamic Studies (University of Pennsylvania)

 
 

Developed by: Prof. Barbara R. von Schlegell (University of Pennsylvania)

 

Rizwi's Bibliography for Medieval Islam

 
 

"...a classified bibliography of significant books and articles."

 

Teaching Islamic Civilization with Information Technology

 
 

An overview of electronic resources by Prof. Corinne Blake (Rowan University) which appeared in the Journal for MultiMediaHistory.

 
 

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