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Book Title: Before Orthodoxy: The Satanic Verses In Early Islam
Item Length: 9.4in
Item Height: 1.2in
Item Width: 6.4in
Author: Shahab Ahmed
Publication Name: Before Orthodoxy : the Satanic Verses in Early Islam
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 25.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
