Historical legacy and the challenge of modernity in the Middle East: The case of al-Azhar in Egypt

Muslim World

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-68

  Hatina, Meir ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 61249109525     PISSN: 00274909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1478-1913.00014     Document Type: Article

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