Introduction

Petra M. Sijpesteijn; Camilla Adang

doi:10.1163/9789004427952_002

Introduction

Petra M. Sijpesteijn, Camilla Adang

Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-6
Number of pages	6
Journal	Leiden Studies in Islam and Society
Volume	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004427952_002
State	Published - 2020

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Funders	Funder number
LIAS
LUCIS
Leiden Institute for Area Studies
Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
European Research Council	683194

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