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The acclaimed New Encyclopedia of Islam comprehensively encompasses the beliefs, practices, history, and culture of the Islamic world in a single, accessible volume. Now extensively revised and updated with over 300 new entries, The New Encyclopedia of Islam describes all aspects of the religion, from its rituals, sects, and prayers to its political movements, social institutions, and spiritual and political leaders; from the art and architecture of Islam, to its history and ethnography; from its nations and states to its languages, science, and major centers of learning. This unique single-volume work, now consisting of over 1400 entries, has been fully revised and contains a wide range of new entries covering the contemporary Islamic scene, including a substantial entry on the Taliban, plus information on many other organizations and movements that are critical to understanding Islam's role in today's religious and political conflicts. Previous editions have won worldwide acclaim for their research, clarity and graceful style. This new edition also contains an extensively revised chronology spanning the entire history of Islam, from its origins through developments in the Muslim world today.

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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Japan is the essential reference to all facets of Japan past and present. Up to date, authoritative and wide ranging in scope, it covers all the general reader, student, business person, journalist, researcher, tourist or armchair traveler would want to know. A highly absorbing read, the Encyclopedia is also filled with the facts, figures and general data on Japan that make it an indispensable source of information. Learn, for example, that the safest place to be during an earthquake in Japan is in a bamboo grove; or that one of the greatest delicacies of Japanese cuisine, the fugu, is deadly poisonous in the hands of an unskilled chef. Also included are the latest statistics on Japan's dramatically aging population, a complete listing of its prime ministers, and valuable data on the powerful Japanese advertising industry.

The universe beyond our own has been an object of scientific inquiry and a preoccupation of avid stargazers from antiquity up to the present day, and this preoccupation has evolved into a complex field in which mysteries are unlocked and discoveries are made on a constant basis. The Astronomy Encyclopedia covers the full width and breadth of the discipline and includes the latest and most important advances. In more than 3,000 alphabetically organized articles accompanied by 500 stunning color and black and white photographs, star maps, and diagrams, The Astronomy Encyclopedia covers everything both the researcher and general enthusiast wants to knowfrom adaptive optics and cold dark matter to Islamic astronomy and the principle of equivalence. It includes a host of major articles on the cornerstones of astronomical investigation, such as the Milky Way, the sun and planets, optical and radio telescopes, stars, black holes, astrophysics, observatories, astronomical photography, space programs, the constellations and famous astronomers. Also featured are tables which display relevant data such as the brightest stars in the major constellations, annual meteor showers, major variable stars, dwarf stars, and energy production processes in the sun. More than 100 astronomers from leading universities and observatories, each an expert in a specialized area of the field, wrote and reviewed the entries to ensure their authority. Patrick Moore, distinguished astronomer and longtime host of the popular BBC television program The Sky at Night, serves as the general editor for this most up-to-date and reliable reference work. A glimpse into humanity's last great frontier, the Astronomy Encyclopedia is both accessible and comprehensive enough for both the serious stargazer and the professional astronomer.

This volume gathers together biographical entries from the titles in the Encyclopedias of the Middle Ages series with the aim of presenting in one place biographies of the most important people in medieval Europe between AD 500 and 1500. Entries will fall under the following categories: artists; authors; cartographers, cosmographers and geographers; diplomats and envoys; dynasties; explorers; families; historians and chroniclers; kings; monks; musicians; nuns; persons; popes; queens; religious leaders; rulers and scientists. The lives of over 500 individuals are discussed, studying their impact on politics, religion and the arts across medieval Europe. The volume also includes personalities from the Jewish and Islamic worlds.

Girija Devi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the Indian politician, see  Girija Devi (politician). Girija Devi Devi performing in  Bharat Bhavan,  Bhopal (July 2015) Background information Born 8 May 1929 Varanasi,  Benares State,  British Raj Died 24 October 2017 (aged 88) Kolkatta,  Western Bengal,  Republic of India Genres Hindustani classical music Instruments vocal Years active 1949–2017 Girija Devi  (8 May 1929 – 24 October 2017) was an Indian classical singer of the  Seniya and Banaras   gharanas. She performed classical and light classical music and helped elevate the profile of  thumri. She died on 24 October 2017. Contents    [hide]  1 Early life 2 Performing career 3 Awards 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External links Early life [edit] Devi was born in  Varanasi, on 8 May 1929, to Ramdeo Rai, a zamindar. [1]  Her father played the  harmonium  and taught music, and had Devi take lessons in singing  khyal  and  tappa  from vocalist and  sarangi  player Sarju Prasad Misra starting at the age of five. [2]  She starred in the movie  Yaad rahe  aged nine and continued her studies under Sri Chand Misra in a variety of styles. [2] Performing career [edit] Devi in 2006 Devi made her public debut in 1949 on  All India Radio   Allahabad, after getting married to a businessman circa 1946, but faced opposition from her mother and grandmother, because it was traditionally believed that no upper class woman should perform publicly. [1] [2] [3]  Devi agreed to not perform privately for others, but gave her first public concert in Bihar in 1951. [2]  She studied with Sri Chand Misra until he died in the early 1960s, worked as a faculty member of the  ITC Sangeet Research Academy  in  Kolkata  in the 1980s and of the  Banaras Hindu University  during the early 1990s, and taught several students to preserve her musical heritage. [2]  Devi often toured and continued to perform in 2009. [2] [4] Devi sang in the Banaras gharana and performed the  purabi ang   thumri  style typical of the tradition, whose status she helped elevate. [3] [5] Her repertoire included the semi-classical genres  kajri,  chaiti, and  holi  and she sang  khyal,  Indian folk music, and  tappa. [3] [6]   The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians  once stated that her semi-classical singing combined her classical training with the regional characteristics of the songs of  Bihar  and eastern  Uttar Pradesh. [2]  Devi is considered as  Queen of Thumri. When ever Girija debi was present at Sarodia Abanindra Maitra's concerts, she used to request him to play specific ragas like Kafi Kanada, Sudha Pilu, Basant Bahar, others. Abanindra after listening her performance at Prayag University Allahabad,on raga Lalit, Bhairab Bahar he learned Thumris from her for quite some time. She was a pioneer of Purab gharana and Hindustani Classical and non classical vocal music. (Pg 87,89, Autobiography of sarodia Abanindra Maitra) Awards [edit] Padma Shri  (1972) Padma Bhushan  (1989) Padma Vibhushan  (2016) [7] Sangeet Natak Akademi Award  (1977) Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship  (2010) [8] Maha Sangeet Samman Award (2012) [9] Sangeet Samman Award (Dover Lane Music Conference) GiMA Awards 2012 (Lifetime Achievement) TanaRiri Puraskar