Recitation and aesthetic reception

The Cambridge Companion to the Quran

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 115-142

  Graham, William A ^a   Kermani, Navid ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (Germany)

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EID: 84928373606     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CCOL0521831601.007     Document Type: Chapter

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