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Cover illustration: “Nurun Ala Nur Karalama” by Osman Özçay (courtesy of the artist).
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Names: Böwering, Gerhard, 1939- honouree. | Elias, Jamal J., editor. | Urfahʾlī, Bilāl, editor.
Title: Light upon light: essays in Islamic thought and history in honor of Gerhard Bowering / edited by Jamal J. Elias, Bilal Orfali.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020. | Series: Islamic history and civilization, 0929-2403 ; vol.164 | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019032975 (print) | LCCN 2019032976 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004409941 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004410121 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Islamic philosophy. | Islam.
Classification: LCC B740 .L54 2019 (print) | LCC B740 (ebook) | DDC 181/.07–dc23
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