How Long to Read The Transmission of Knowledge in Medieval Cairo

How Long Does it Take to Read The Transmission of Knowledge in Medieval Cairo?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 14 minutes to read The Transmission of Knowledge in Medieval Cairo by Jonathan Porter Berkey

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In rich detail Jonathan Berkey interprets the social and cultural consequences of Islam's regard for knowledge, showing how education in the Middle Ages played a central part in the religious experience of nearly all Muslims. Focusing on Cairo, which under Mamluk rule (1250-1517) was a vital intellectual center with a complex social system, the author describes the transmission of religious knowledge there as a highly personal process, one dependent on the relationships between individual scholars and students. The great variety of institutional structures, he argues, supported educational efforts without ever becoming essential to them. By not being locked into formal channels, religious education was never exclusively for the elite but was open to all. Berkey explores the varying educational opportunities offered to the full run of the Muslim population--including Mamluks, women, and the "common people." Drawing on medieval chronicles, biographical dictionaries, and treatises on education, as well as the deeds of endowment that established many of Cairo's schools, he explains how education drew groups of outsiders into the cultural center and forged a common Muslim cultural identity. Originally published in 1992. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

How long is The Transmission of Knowledge in Medieval Cairo?

The Transmission of Knowledge in Medieval Cairo by Jonathan Porter Berkey is 252 pages long, and a total of 63,504 words.

This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Transmission of Knowledge in Medieval Cairo Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 47 minutes to read The Transmission of Knowledge in Medieval Cairo aloud.

What Reading Level is The Transmission of Knowledge in Medieval Cairo?

The Transmission of Knowledge in Medieval Cairo is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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