The World in a Book: Al-Nuwayri and the Islamic Encyclopedic Tradition
A study of the 14th-century Egyptian scholar al-Nuwayri and his monumental encyclopedic work within the Islamic intellectual tradition.
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This book examines the life and work of al-Nuwayri, a 14th-century Egyptian scholar.
It explores his monumental encyclopedic compendium and its place within the Islamic encyclopedic tradition.
The study situates al-Nuwayri's project within the broader intellectual culture of the medieval Islamic world.
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