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Book Title: Religion As Critique : Islamic Critical Thinking from Mecca to the Marketplace
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Irfan Ahmad
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Educational Psychology, Islamic Studies, Religious, General, Faith, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Islam / General
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Education, Literary Criticism, Religion, Social Science, Philosophy
Item Weight: 1 Oz
Number of Pages: 300 Pages
