Arabic and Islamic Studies

Subject area

The field of Arabic and Islamic Studies in the Georg Olms Verlag programme includes publications in the research areas of Islamic Studies, Arabic Studies, Egyptology and Turkology. In addition to dissertations and monographs, the series Arabist und Islamwissenschaftliche Texte und Studien also publishes anthologies covering the entire spectrum of Arabic and Islamic Studies.

Arabistik Bibliothek von Alexandria
Arabistik Bibliothek von Alexandria

More than 20 volumes have been published in English in the series Studies on Ibadism and Oman. It includes publications on the (intellectual) history of Oman and (Ibadi) Islam, which are also relevant for a broader audience interested in Islamic studies and Arabism.

Since 2005, Georg Olms Verlag has also been in charge of numerous commissions for clients from the Middle East. For example, the 50-volume German-language reprint edition of Documenta Arabica, an 80-volume Mango Tree Encyclopedia in four languages as well as three-volume splendid editions of the Royal Opera House Muscat and the Mountains of Oman were produced. In addition, there are editions and translations of Arabic-language sources, such as the 30-volume, trilingual work Portugal in the Sea of Oman.

Arabistische und Islamwissenschaftliche Texte und Studien

The series Arabistische und Islamwissenschaftliche Texte und Studien includes monographs and anthologies from the entire spectrum of the fields of Arabic Studies (including Arabic linguistics and classical and modern Arabic literature) and Islamic Studies (including Islamic intellectual and religious history and Islamic philosophy). Outstanding dissertations are also published. The languages of publication are German and English.

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Studies on Ibadism and Oman

The Studies on Ibadism and Oman series includes monographs and anthologies on Ibadi Islam as well as on the history of Oman and its religious and socio-cultural landscape in past and present. Outstanding dissertations are also published. The publication language of the series is English.

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