Research Guides: Middle Eastern / North African History: Scholarship and Reference

Scholarly Resoucres in the History of the Middle East and North Africa

Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Scholarship (articles, books, dissertations and book reviews) about world history from 1450 CE - present. Does not include United States or Canadian history.
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
A multidisciplinary database for peer-reviewed journals, newspapers and magazines, and some trade publications.
Index Islamicus This link opens in a new window
Indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world.
Bibliography of Asian Studies This link opens in a new window
Citations for western-language monographs, articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings on all parts of Asia. 1971-Present.
ATLA Religion Database with ATLA Serials PLUS This link opens in a new window
Citations to books and articles on religion and religious studies from 1949-present
Anthropology Plus This link opens in a new window
Citations for articles and essays in anthropology and archaeology with an international focus. 19th century to present.

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Encyclopaedia of Islam This link opens in a new window
Articles with wide coverage of Islamic World; online version, 2nd and 3rd edition of print source; continuously updated
Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an This link opens in a new window
Online access to 6-volume print (2001); English-language articles about the Qur'an