The Intellectual Legacy of Islam - Koran Studies under Scrutiny


	The Intellectual Legacy of Islam - Koran Studies under Scrutiny

Johanna_G

7-23-2008 7:43 AM

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islam, koran, qur'an, hermeneutics

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Original in German language

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