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Book Title: Becoming Better Muslims: Religious Authority And Ethical Imp...
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Becoming Better Muslims : Religious Authority and Ethical Improvement in Aceh, Indonesia
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Subject: Ethics, Islamic Studies, Islam / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Sociology of Religion
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Weight: 13 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Religion, Social Science
Author: David Kloos
Item Length: 9.4 in
Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics Ser.
Item Width: 6.8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
