The rise of colleges : institutions of learning in Islam and the West /

Makdisi, George.

The rise of colleges : institutions of learning in Islam and the West / George Makdisi. - xiv, 377 pages ; 22 cm

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 345-354.

Makdisi’s important work traces the development and organisational structure of learning institutions in Islam, and reassesses scholarship on the origins and growth of the Madrasa.


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Universities and colleges--History.--Islamic countries
Law--Study and teaching.
Islamic education--History.

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