The Transmission of Knowledge in Medieval Cairo: A Social History of Islamic Education - Princeton Studies on the Near East - Jonathan Porter Berkey - Books - Princeton University Press - 9780691606835 - July 14, 2014
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The Transmission of Knowledge in Medieval Cairo: A Social History of Islamic Education - Princeton Studies on the Near East

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In rich detail Jonathan Berkey interprets the social and cultural consequences of Islam's regard for knowledge, showing how education in the Middle Ages played a central part in the religious experience of nearly all Muslims. Focusing on Cairo, which under Mamluk rule (1250-1517) was a vital intellectual center with a complex social system, the aut


252 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released July 14, 2014
ISBN13 9780691606835
Publishers Princeton University Press
Pages 252
Dimensions 234 × 158 × 15 mm   ·   392 g
Language English  

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