Muslim Networks: From Medieval Scholars to Modern Feminists
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
9788178241333
Length
vii+325p., Figures; Notes; Bibliography; Index; 22cm.
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Crucial to understanding Islam is a recognition of the role of Muslim networks. The earliest networks were Mediterranean trade routes that quickly expanded into trans-regional paths for pilgrimage, scholarship, and conversion, each network complementing and reinforcing the others. This volume selects major moments and key players from the seventh century to the twenty first that have defined Muslim networks as the building blocks of Islamic identity and social ...