Deadline: 15 March 2012
Book Title: Muhammad in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Prophet of God (2 volumes), Fitzpatrick, C. & Walker, A. (Eds.).
Publication: ABC-CLIO, a leading and well established publisher in academic and reference publications, is in the process of compiling a comprehensive two volume hard back Encyclopedia on Muhammad and his impact on world thought and culture. On its completion, the publication will enjoy wide circulation, particularly in North America and Europe.
The publisher also intends to place each entry on the renowned world religions database which is rapidly evolving into one of the most utilised online resource on the beliefs, cultures, and controversies of world religions.
Call: The editors are seeking interested scholars to prepare entries ranging from 500 to 2,000 words with a global perspective. All entries should both introduce the subject and discuss how it has been impacted by Muhammad in some way, shape, or form. The subject matter need not be limited to the life of Muhammad and can also include his impact up until the present day. Entries should target the undergraduate and non-specialist audience while forwarding the current scholarly research on each respected subject.
Listed below are the remaining entries accompanied by suggested word counts. The editors are particularly interested in thematic essay entries and would welcome proposals that are not included below. The publication has already attracted strong interest with commitments from over seventy scholars comprising some of the leading academics in the fields of Islamic and Near Eastern Studies. Contributors will be allocated a reasonable amount of time to submit entries.
Contact: If you are interested in contributing towards the volume ,or would like further information, please contact the editors via e-mail: fitzpaco@gvsu.edu
Entry List
- Tafsir & Ta’wil: 2,000 words
- Hadith: 1,500 words
- Fiqh: 1,000 words
- Creed: 1,000 words
- Prayer: 1,500 words
- Salvation: 750 words
- Forbidding Evil: 750 words
- Faith (Iman): 1,000 words
- Destiny (Qadr): 1,000 words
- Soul (Ruh): 750 words
- Charity: 1,000 words
- Knowledge: 1,500 words
- Logic (Kalam): 1,500 words
- Qadi: 500 words
- Muhammad as Depicted in Judaism: 1,000 words
- Education: 1,000 words
- Companions: 2,000 words
- Geography: 1,000 words
- Muhammad as Depicted in Shi'a Works: 2,000 words
- Sufi Works on Muhammad: 2,000 words
- Sufi Tariqas: spiritual links to Muhammad: 1000 words
- People of the Book: 750 words
- Chivalry (Futuwwah): 500 words
- Love (Hubb, 'Ishq, Wudd, etc.): 1,000 words
- Suluk: 750 words
- Inshad: 1,500 words
- Praise poetry: 2,000 words
- Orientalism: 1,000 words
- Islamic Finance: 1,000 words
- Waqf: 750 words
- Genealogy/Ahl al-Bayt/Sayyeds & Sharifs: 1,500 words
- Music: 1,500 words
- Sub-Saharan Africa Literature (Depiction of the Prophet): 2,000 words
- North Africa Literature (Depiction of the Prophet): 2,000 words
- Women: 2,000 words
- Durud: 1,000 words
- Byzantium Literature (Depiction of the Prophet): 1,000 words
- Mythology: 1,000 words
- Hilya: 1,000 words
- Sama': 750 words
- Children: 1,000 words
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: fitzpaco@gvsu.edu
For submissions: fitzpaco@gvsu.edu