Writers and Rulers: Perspectives on Their Relationship from Abbasid to Safavid TimesContributed papers presented in the Colloquium "Literature and Rulership in Medieval Islam" held at Yale University's Center for International and Area Studies in April 1999. |
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Devin J Stewart Emory University | 39 |
Julie S Meisami University of Oxford | 73 |
Marta Simidchieva University of Toronto | 97 |
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