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The Transmission of Knowledge in Medieval Cairo: A Social History of Islamic Education
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Full Title:
The Transmission of Knowledge in Medieval Cairo: A Social History of Islamic Education
Contributors:
By (Author) Jonathan Porter Berkey
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Social groups: religious groups and communities
Social and cultural history
Dewey:
371.077
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
252
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
340g
Description
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
