Deconstructing Islamic Studies

Aaron W. Hughes

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Publication Date: 07/14/2020

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RELIGION: Islam: History

Majid Daneshgar is Research Associate in the Department of Oriental Studies at the University of Freiburg, Germany.

Aaron W. Hughes is Philip S. Bernstein Chair in the Department of Religion and Classics at the University of Rochester, New York.

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