Knowledge and social practice in medieval Damascus, 1190-1350 /

Chamberlain, Michael, 1953-

Knowledge and social practice in medieval Damascus, 1190-1350 / Michael Chamberlain. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994. - xiii, 199 p. : maps ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-192) and index.

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Learning and scholarship--History--Medieval, 500-1500.
Elite (Social sciences)--History--Syria--Damascus.


Damascus (Syria)--Politics and government.
Damascus (Syria)--Intellectual life.

DS99.D3 / C43 1994