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Guardians of Islam: Religious Authority and Muslim Communities of Late Medieval Spain
October, 2008
Cloth, 296 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13612-9
$50.00
/ £34.50
"Miller writes lucidly and with an evident appreciation for language and the well-turned phrase. The book is not only a must but a pleasure to read. " — Janina Safran, Journal of Ecclesiastical History
"Miller writes lucidly and with an evident appreciation for language and the well-turned phrase. The book is not only a "must" but a pleasure to read." — Janina M. Safran, Speculuma Journal of Medieval StudiesPennsylvania State University
"Kathryn A. Miller's Guardians of Islam is an excellent and valuable study, one that is also notably innovative." — Tom Burman, associate professor of history, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
"Guardians of Islam is a veritable model for writing history in a way that combines thorough archival research with scrupulous methodological awareness, clarity, and precision. The book is a significant contribution to the study of scholarly networks in medieval Islamic societies. In addition to giving us a sense of Muslim scholars' lived experience, it represents a critical element in understanding the construction and transmission of religious authority and prestige in medieval societies. The historical context is far removed from us, but the compassionate way in which Kathryn A. Miller tells the story makes the jurists come alive as people struggling with issues that beset all human beings." — Shahzad Bashir, associate professor of religion, Stanford University
""Kathryn A. Miller's Guardians of Islam is an excellent and valuable study, one that is also notably innovative."" — Tom Burman, University of Tennessee at Knoxville