The Politics of Islamic Ethics
Hierarchy and Human Nature in the Philosophical Tradition
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
Av Raissa A. von Doetinchem de Rande, Raissa A. (University of Chicago Divinity School) von Doetinchem de Rande, Raissa A. Von Doetinchem de Rande, Raissa A. von Doetinchem de Rande
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2025-07-10
- Mått149 x 223 x 26 mm
- Vikt577 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieNew Cambridge Studies in Religion and Critical Thought
- Antal sidor348
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- ISBN9781009566186