Middle Eastern Studies Resources
Middle Eastern Studies Resources
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Index IslamicusThis database is an international bibliography of publications in European languages on all aspects of Islam and the Muslim world. It covers their history, beliefs, societies, cultures, languages and literatures. It includes material published by Western
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Encyclopaedia IranicaProvides scholarly essays and articles on all aspects of the Iranian and Persian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucuses, Central Asia, and the Indian Subcontinent. Covers literature, religion, arts, science, politics, history, anthropology, archaeology, etc. Simple and advanced search features. A collaborative undertaking based at Columbia University's Center for Iranian Studies.
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Access to Mideast and Islamic resources : (AMIR) This link opens in a new window
Contains a continuously updated list of open access journals in Middle Eastern.
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Index to Jewish periodicals This link opens in a new window
Provides comprehensive indexing to English-language articles, book reviews, and feature stories in journals devoted to Jewish affairs.
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Encyclopedia of women & Islamic cultures This link opens in a new window
Provides access to a specialist encyclopedia focused on women's studies and Islamic cultures.
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Islamic studies - Oxford bibliographies This link opens in a new window
Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on the range of lived experiences and textual traditions of Muslims as they are articulated in various countries and regions throughout the world. Very useful for introductions to the scholarship of a field and key critical works.
Primary Sources in Middle Eastern History
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Foreign Office Files for the Middle East, 1971-1981 This link opens in a new window
Provides access to British Foreign and Commonwealth Office files and selected files from the Prime Minister’s Office and Defense Intelligence and covers events in the Middle East from 1971 to 1981.
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Evangelism and the Syria-Lebanon Mission: Correspondence of the Foreign Missions 1869-1910 This link opens in a new window
Documents the American Presbyterian Church's educational, evangelical, and medical work in Syria and Lebanon.
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Evangelism in Iran: Correspondence of the Board of Foreign Mission 1847-1911 This link opens in a new window
Documents the American Presbyterian Church's educational, evangelical, and medical work in Iran.
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Eran Laor Cartographic Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides access to an online collection of more than 1,000 digitized maps dating 1462-1927, arranged both chronologically and by persons (cartographer, engraver, etc.).
