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Middle East, North Africa and Islamic Studies

Classification Scheme of the FID

Classification Scheme of the FID by topics and regions

Overview

1. General Works

1.1 University Departments, Institutes or Centers

1.2 Libraries, booksellers and publishing houses

1.3 Special Subject Internet Directories and Link Collections

1.4 Other

2. Islamic Studies

2.1 General Works

2.2 Theology, Religious life

2.3 Sufism

2.4 Religious Denominations

2.5 Interreligious relations

2.6 Law

2.7 History

2.8 History of Culture and Civilization, Philosophy, Sciences

2.9 Islamic institutions, Islamic Thought

2.10 Muslim communities in the modern world

2.11 Islam in Europe, America and Australia

2.12 Islam in South, Southeast and East Asia

2.13 Islam in sub-Saharan Africa

3. regions, states and peoples

3.1 Arab world, Near and Middle East

3.1.1 General Works

3.1.2 Religion

3.1.3 History, Politics

3.1.4 Cultural history

3.1.5 Law, economics and social sciences

3.1.6 Geography, travelling

3.2 Individual regions

3.2.1 Arabian Peninsula

3.2.1.1 The region

3.2.1.1.1 General information

3.2.1.1.2 Religion

3.2.1.1.3 History, politics

3.2.1.1.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.1.1.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.1.1.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.1.2 Saudi Arabia

3.2.1.2.1 General works

3.2.1.2.2 Religion

3.2.1.2.3 History, Politics

3.2.1.2.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.1.2.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.1.2.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.1.3 Yemen

3.2.1.3.1 General Works

3.2.1.3.2 Religion

3.2.1.3.3 History, Politics

3.2.1.3.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.1.3.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.1.3.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.1.4 Kuwait

3.2.1.4.1 General Works

3.2.1.4.2 Religion

3.2.1.4.3 History, Politics

3.2.1.4.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.1.4.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.1.4.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.1.5 Qatar

3.2.1.5.1 General Works

3.2.1.5.2 Religion

3.2.1.5.3 History, Politics

3.2.1.5.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.1.5.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.1.5.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.1.6 United Arab Emirates

3.2.1.6.1 General Works

3.2.1.6.2 Religion

3.2.1.6.3 History, Politics

3.2.1.6.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.1.6.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.1.6.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.1.7 Oman

3.2.1.7.1 General Works

3.2.1.7.2 Religion

3.2.1.7.3 History, Politics

3.2.1.7.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.1.7.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.1.7.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.1.8 Bahrain

3.2.1.8.1 General Works

3.2.1.8.2 Religion

3.2.1.8.3 History, Politics

3.2.1.8.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.1.8.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.1.8.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.2 Arab East

3.2.2.1 The region

3.2.2.1.1 General Works

3.2.2.1.2 Religion

3.2.2.1.3 History, Politics

3.2.2.1.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.2.1.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.2.1.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.2.2 Iraq

3.2.2.2.1 General Works

3.2.2.2.2 Religion

3.2.2.2.3 History, Politics

3.2.2.2.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.2.2.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.2.2.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.2.3 Syria

3.2.2.3.1 General Works

3.2.2.3.2 Religion

3.2.2.3.3 History, Politics

3.2.2.3.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.2.3.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.2.3.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.2.4 Lebanon

3.2.2.4.1 General Works

3.2.2.4.2 Religion

3.2.2.4.3 History, Politics

3.2.2.4.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.2.4.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.2.4.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.2.5 Jordan

3.2.2.5.1 General Works

3.2.2.5.2 Religion

3.2.2.5.3 History, Politics

3.2.2.5.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.2.5.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.2.5.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.2.6 Palestine

3.2.2.6.1 General Works

3.2.2.6.2 Religion

3.2.2.6.3 History, Politics (incl. Arab-Israeli conflict)

3.2.2.6.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.2.6.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.2.6.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.3 North Africa, Malta and Northern Cyprus

3.2.3.1 The region

3.2.3.1.1 General Works

3.2.3.1.2 Religion

3.2.3.1.3 History, Politics

3.2.3.1.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.3.1.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.3.1.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.3.2 Western Sahara

3.2.3.2.1 General Works

3.2.3.2.2 Religion

3.2.3.2.3 History, Politics

3.2.3.2.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.3.2.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.3.2.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.3.3 Mauritania

3.2.3.3.1 General Works

3.2.3.3.2 Religion

3.2.3.3.3 History, Politics

3.2.3.3.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.3.3.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.3.3.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.3.4 Morocco

3.2.3.4.1 General Works

3.2.3.4.2 Religion

3.2.3.4.3 History, Politics

3.2.3.4.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.3.4.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.3.4.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.3.5 Algeria

3.2.3.5.1 General Works

3.2.3.5.2 Religion

3.2.3.5.3 History, Politics

3.2.3.5.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.3.5.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.3.5.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.3.6 Tunisia

3.2.3.6.1 General Works

3.2.3.6.2 Religion

3.2.3.6.3 History, Politics

3.2.3.6.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.3.6.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.3.6.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.3.7 Libya

3.2.3.7.1 General Works

3.2.3.7.2 Religion

3.2.3.7.3 History, Politics

3.2.3.7.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.3.7.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.3.7.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.3.8 Egypt

3.2.3.8.1 General Works

3.2.3.8.2 Religion

3.2.3.8.3 History, Politics

3.2.3.8.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.3.8.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.3.8.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.3.9 Sudan

3.2.3.9.1 General Works

3.2.3.9.2 Religion

3.2.3.9.3 History, Politics

3.2.3.9.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.3.9.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.3.9.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.3.10 Malta

3.2.3.10.1 General Works

3.2.3.10.2 Religion

3.2.3.10.3 History, Politics

3.2.3.10.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.3.10.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.3.10.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.3.11 Northern Cyprus

3.2.3.11.1 General Works

3.2.3.11.2 Religion

3.2.3.11.3 History, Politics

3.2.3.11.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.3.11.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.3.11.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.4 Horn of Africa

3.2.4.1 The region

3.2.4.1.1 General Works

3.2.4.1.2 Religion

3.2.4.1.3 History, Politics

3.2.4.1.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.4.1.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.4.1.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.4.2 Ethiopia

3.2.4.2.1 General Works

3.2.4.2.2 Religion

3.2.4.2.3 History, Politics

3.2.4.2.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.4.2.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.4.2.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.4.3 Eritrea

3.2.4.3.1 General Works

3.2.4.3.2 Religion

3.2.4.3.3 History, Politics

3.2.4.3.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.4.3.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.4.3.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.4.4 Djibouti

3.2.4.4.1 General Works

3.2.4.4.2 Religion

3.2.4.4.3 History, Politics

3.2.4.4.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.4.4.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.4.4.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.4.5 Somalia

3.2.4.5.1 General Works

3.2.4.5.2 Religion

3.2.4.5.3 History, Politics

3.2.4.5.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.4.5.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.4.5.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.5 Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and other Iranian Peoples in the region

3.2.5.1 The region

3.2.5.1.1 General Works

3.2.5.1.2 Religion

3.2.5.1.3 History, Politics

3.2.5.1.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.5.1.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.5.1.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.5.2 Iran

3.2.5.2.1 General Works

3.2.5.2.2 Religion

3.2.5.2.3 History, Politics

3.2.5.2.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.5.2.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.5.2.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.5.3 Afghanistan

3.2.5.3.1 General Works

3.2.5.3.2 Religion

3.2.5.3.3 History, Politics

3.2.5.3.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.5.3.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.5.3.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.5.4 Tajikistan

3.2.5.4.1 General Works

3.2.5.4.2 Religion

3.2.5.4.3 History, Politics

3.2.5.4.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.5.4.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.5.4.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.5.5 Kurds and other Iranian Peoples in the region

3.2.5.5.1 General Works

3.2.5.5.2 Religion

3.2.5.5.3 History, Politics

3.2.5.5.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.5.5.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.5.5.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.6 Turkey and Turkic peoples in the Balkans and the Russian Federation

3.2.6.1 The region

3.2.6.1.1 General Works

3.2.6.1.2 Religion

3.2.6.1.3 History, Politics

3.2.6.1.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.6.1.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.6.1.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.6.2 Turkey (including the Ottoman Empire)

3.2.6.2.1 General Works

3.2.6.2.2 Religion

3.2.6.2.3 History, Politics

3.2.6.2.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.6.2.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.6.2.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.6.3 Turkic peoples in the Balkans and the Russian Federation

3.2.6.3.1 General Works

3.2.6.3.2 Religion

3.2.6.3.3 History, Politics

3.2.6.3.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.6.3.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.6.3.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.7 Caucasus

3.2.7.1 The region

3.2.7.1.1 General Works

3.2.7.1.2 Religion

3.2.7.1.3 History, Politics

3.2.7.1.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.7.1.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.7.1.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.7.2 Armenia

3.2.7.2.1 General Works

3.2.7.2.2 Religion

3.2.7.2.3 History, Politics

3.2.7.2.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.7.2.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.7.2.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.7.3 Georgia

3.2.7.3.1 General Works

3.2.7.3.2 Religion

3.2.7.3.3 History, Politics

3.2.7.3.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.7.3.5 Law, economics and social sciences

3.2.7.3.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.7.4 Azerbaijan

3.2.7.4.1 General Works

3.2.7.4.2 Religion

3.2.7.4.3 History, Politics

3.2.7.4.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.7.4.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.7.4.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.7.5 Other Peoples of the Caucasus

3.2.7.5.1 General Works

3.2.7.5.2 Religion

3.2.7.5.3 History, Politics

3.2.7.5.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.7.5.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.7.5.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.8 Turkic Peoples of Central Asia

3.2.8.1 The region

3.2.8.1.1 General Works

3.2.8.1.2 Religion

3.2.8.1.3 History, Politics

3.2.8.1.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.8.1.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.8.1.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.8.2 Uzbekistan

3.2.8.2.1 General Works

3.2.8.2.2 Religion

3.2.8.2.3 History, Politics

3.2.8.2.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.8.2.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.8.2.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.8.3 Turkmenistan

3.2.8.3.1 General Works

3.2.8.3.2 Religion

3.2.8.3.3 History, Politics

3.2.8.3.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.8.3.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.8.3.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.8.4 Kazakhstan

3.2.8.4.1 General Works

3.2.8.4.2 Religion

3.2.8.4.3 History, Politics

3.2.8.4.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.8.4.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.8.4.6 Geography, Travel

3.2.8.5 Kyrgyzstan

3.2.8.5.1 General Works

3.2.8.5.2 Religion

3.2.8.5.3 History, Politics

3.2.8.5.4 History of Culture and Civilization

3.2.8.5.5 Law, Economics and Social Sciences

3.2.8.5.6 Geography, Travel

4. languages and literatures

4.1 Languages and literatures in Arab countries

4.1.1 General Works

4.1.2 Arabic language

4.1.2.1 General and History

4.1.2.2 Classical Arabic

4.1.2.3 Modern Standard Arabic

4.1.2.4 Dialects and area-wide languages

4.1.3 Arabic literature

4.1.3.1 General Works

4.1.3.2 Pre-Islamic Arabic literature

4.1.3.3 Classical Arabic literature

4.1.3.4 Modern Arabic literature

4.1.3.5 Literature Science

4.1.3.6 Literature by Arab authors in European languages

4.1.4 Other languages and literatures

4.1.4.1 Coptic

4.1.4.2 Berber

4.1.4.3 Other

4.2 Languages and literatures in the Horn of Africa

4.2.1 General Works

4.2.2 Ethiopian languages and literatures

4.2.3 Cushitic languages and literatures

4.2.4 Other languages and literatures

4.3 Other Semitic languages and literatures (except Middle and Modern Hebrew, Arabic and Ethiopian languages)

4.3.1 General Semitic Studies

4.3.2 Eastern Semitic languages

4.3.3 Northern Semitic languages (e.g. Old Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac)

4.3.4 Southern Semitic languages

4.4 Languages and literatures of Iran, Afghanistan and other Iranian peoples

4.4.1 General Works

4.4.2 Iranian languages

4.4.2.1 General Works

4.4.2.2 Old and Middle Iranian languages

4.4.2.3 New Iranian languages

4.4.2.3.1 General information

4.4.2.3.2 New Persian

4.4.2.3.3 Other New Iranian languages

4.4.3 Iranian literatures

4.4.3.1 General Works

4.4.3.2 Old and Middle Iranian literatures

4.4.3.3 New Iranian literatures

4.4.3.3.1 General information

4.4.3.3.2 New Persian literature

4.4.3.3.3 Other New Iranian literatures

4.4.3.4 Literature Science

4.5 Turkish languages and literatures

4.5.1 General Works

4.5.2 Turkic languages

4.5.2.1 General and History

4.5.2.2 Ottoman, Modern Turkish

4.5.2.3 Other Turkic languages

4.5.3 Turkish literatures

4.5.3.1 General and History

4.5.3.2 Ottoman and Turkish literature

4.5.3.3 Literatures of the other Turkic Peoples

4.5.3.4 Literature Science

4.5.3.5 Literature by Turkic-speaking authors in European languages

4.6 Languages and literatures of the Caucasian peoples

4.6.1 General Works

4.6.2 Languages of the Caucasus

4.6.2.1 General and History

4.6.2.2 Northern Caucasian languages

4.6.2.3 Southern Caucasian (Cartvelian) languages

4.6.3 Literatures of the Caucasus

4.6.3.1 General Works

4.6.3.2 Literatures of the Northern Caucasus

4.6.3.3 Literatures of Georgia and other South Caucasian Peoples

4.6.3.4 Literature Science

4.6.3.5 Literature by Caucasian authors in European languages

4.7 Armenian language and literature

4.7.1 General Works

4.7.2 Armenian language

4.7.2.1 General and historical (Classical Armenian and Middle Armenian)

4.7.2.2 Modern Armenian language (Eastern and Western Armenian)

4.7.3 Armenian literature

4.7.3.1 General

4.7.3.2 Classical and Middle Armenian literature

4.7.3.3 Modern Armenian literature (Eastern and Western Armenian)

4.7.3.4 Literature Science

4.7.3.5 Literature by Armenian authors in other languages