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Book Title: Muslim Travellers : Pilgrimage, Migration, and the Religious Imagination
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: James Piscatori
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Islamic Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Islam / General
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 1990
Genre: Religion, Social Science
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 310 Pages
