Transmission of knowledge in medieval cairo, the: a social history of islamic education
Auteur :
Berkey, Jonathan Porter
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691635521
Date de publication :
19 avr. 2016
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
510 g
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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