List of Articles ; Series Introduction ; Preface ; 451 A-Z Entries ; Topical Outline ; Directory of Contributors ; Index
Natana J. DeLong-Bas teaches in the department of theology at Boston College. She is the author of Wahhabi Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad (2004), Notable Muslims: A Biographical Dictionary (2006), and co-author of Women in Muslim Family Law revised edition, with John L. Esposito (2001). She has served as editor for and contributor to The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, and contributor to The Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an (2004), and deputy editor for The Encyclopedia of the Islamic World. She is a frequent public speaker on Islam, Wahhabism, and Saudi Arabia.
Many of the entries succeed in striking a balance between
informational content and nuance as well as historical trajectory
and contemporary relevance.
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