A Short History of the Gibb Memorial Trust and its Trustees : : A Century of Oriental Scholarship / / ed. by Charles Melville.
Provides an unusual history of an important institution promoting Islamic scholarship in BritainPresents authoritative biographies of leading scholars by those working in the same fieldBrings together leading scholars of Middle Eastern history, literature, Islamic mysticism and religious studies to...
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