''Encyclopédie berbère'' (English: ''Berber Encyclopaedia'') is a
French-language encyclopaedia
An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles ...
dealing with subjects related to the
Berber peoples
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, caption = The Berber ethnic flag
, population = 36 million
, region1 = Morocco
, pop1 = 14 million to 18 million
, region2 = Algeria
, pop2 ...
(''Imazighen'' in
Berber language
The Berber languages, also known as the Amazigh languages or Tamazight,, ber, label=Tuareg Tifinagh, ⵜⵎⵣⵗⵜ, ) are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They comprise a group of closely related languages spoken by Berber commun ...
), published both in print editions and in a partial online version.
It was launched in 1984 under the aegis of
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...
and was originally published by Editions Edisud. Its first editor-in-chief was
Gabriel Camps
Gabriel Camps (May 20, 1927 – September 7, 2002) was a French archaeologist and social anthropologist, the founder of the '' Encyclopédie berbère'' and is considered a prestigious scholar on the history of the Berber people.
Biography
Gabrie ...
. After his death in 2002, he was succeeded by
Salem Chaker
Salem Chaker (born 1950 in Nevers) is an Algerian linguist. A specialist in Berber linguistics (syntax, diachrony, sociolinguistics), he is recognized as the "dean" of modern Berber studies.
Biography
Salem Chaker was born in 1950 in Nevers, ...
, Professor of
Berber languages at the
Aix-Marseille University
Aix-Marseille University (AMU; french: Aix-Marseille Université; formally incorporated as ''Université d'Aix-Marseille'') is a public research university located in the Provence region of southern France. It was founded in 1409 when Louis II o ...
.
Up to 2013, volumes 1 to 36 (Oryx - Ozoutae) have been published online through
OpenEdition.org. The online site allows part of the encyclopedia to be viewed in full text and in PDF and offers a search function to key words and authors. However, the latest five volumes are excluded from the online edition, in agreement with
Éditions Peeters, which sells the printed copies and had already been publishing other Berber studies. Up to 2019, Fasc.
XLIII (volume 43) for the entries (Siga - Syphax) has been published.
References
External links
''Encyclopédie berbère'' by Gabriel Camps (French)Official site. Many free readable volumes (pdf)
1984 non-fiction books
20th-century encyclopedias
21st-century encyclopedias
African encyclopedias
Berber
Berber history
French encyclopedias
Encyclopedias of culture and ethnicity
Encyclopedias of linguistics
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