The Politics of Knowledge in Premodern Islam
This is an excellent book. With a beautiful, exemplary scholarly style, Omid Safi treats the reader to a deep sounding of accounts of the frequently marginalized players and problems of Islamicate intellectual, religious, political, and social history. The welcome news is that we must learn to treat...
Main Author: | Todd Lawson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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International Institute of Islamic Thought
2007-07-01
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Series: | American Journal of Islam and Society |
Online Access: | https://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/1536 |
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