| Description |
1 online resource (384 pages) |
| Series |
Beacon books on world affairs |
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Princeton legacy library |
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Beacon books on world affairs.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Part 1. Medieval Islamic History; Part 2. Islamic Institutions, Philosophy and Religion; Part 3. Contemporary Intellectual Currents |
| Summary |
Ranging from studies on Sufism and the Koran to discussion of nineteenth and twentieth-century Arabic literature, these essays on the law and literature of Islamic society illustrate the unique vision of one of the world's great Orientalists. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paper |
| Notes |
"Articles ... drawn from a wide variety of publications over a span of nearly four decades." |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Islamic civilization.
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TRAVEL -- Asia -- General.
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HISTORY -- Middle East -- General.
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Islamic civilization
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Shaw, Stanford J. (Stanford Jay), 1930-2006, editor.
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Polk, William R., editor
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| ISBN |
9781400855193 |
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1400855195 |
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0691614423 |
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9780691614427 |
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