An egyptian sufi interprets his dreams: ‘abd al-wahhâb al-sha‘raˆnıˆ 1493–1565

Religion

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-24

  Katz, Jonathan G ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0042731124     PISSN: 0048721X     EISSN: 10961151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/reli.1996.9998     Document Type: Article

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