{"product_id":"the-transmission-of-knowledge-in-medieval-cairo-9780691606835","title":"The Transmission of Knowledge in Medieval Cairo","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn rich detail Jonathan Berkey interprets the social and cultural consequences of Islam's regard for knowledge, showing how education in the Middle Ages played a central part in the religious experience of nearly all Muslims. Focusing on Cairo, which under Mamluk rule (1250-1517) was a vital intellectual center with a complex social system, the aut\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgmentsNote On Transliteration, Names, And Dates1Introduction32Instruction213Institutions444Professors and Patrons: Careers in the Academic World955Religious Education and the Military Elite1286Women and Education1617Beyond the Elite: Education and Urban Society182Bibliography219Index229","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403947647319,"sku":"9780691606835","price":33.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-transmission-of-knowledge-in-medieval-cairo-9780691606835","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}