LibGuides: GU-Q: CULP 324: The Journey of Arabic: Home

Getting Started

This guide is intended to help you find information on the historical development of the Arabic language from its earliest stages to the modern era.

First, decide on the topic you would like to study. Then, find background information in the sources listed below. Please note, if you use Brill reference works, please use the following Arabic Romanization table.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text online versions of general and subject dictionaries and encyclopedias.

Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics (Brill version)
This online source covers all relevant fields in Arabic linguistics, both general and language specific. It deals with all levels of the language, from pre-Classical Arabic, Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic vernacular, to mixed varieties of Arabic.

Oxford Islamic Studies Online This link opens in a new window
Contains more than 3,000 reference articles and chapters by leading scholars and specialists. Qur'anic studies resources, including two Oxford World's Classics translations of the Qur'an, linked to the online version of A Concordance of the Qur'an by Hanna Kassis. Primary source documents with editorial introductions. Timelines covering major events in the Islamic world and corresponding events in general world history for context. Images provide visual perspectives on Islam.

Index Islamicus (Brill version)
International classified bibliography of publications in European languages on all aspects of Islam and the Muslim world. Provides the reader with an effective overview of what has been published on a given subject in the field of Islamic Studies in its broadest sense.
The encyclopaedia of Islam (Brill version)
The encyclopaedia sets out the present state of knowledge of the Islamic World from religion and history to politics and culture. Its geographical and historical scope encompasses the old Arabo-Islamic empire, the Islamic countries of Iran, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire and all modern Islamic states.

Now that you have a better understanding of your topic, go to the next page Books or Articles of the guide to continue your search.
Quick tip: check the references/bibliography at the end of the consulted works to find more relevant sources.

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Arabic Collections Online (ACO) (Funded by New York University, Abu Dhabi)
This mass digitization project of Arabic language content aims to expose up to 15,000 volumes from NYU and partner institutions over a period of five years.