Berkey, Jonathan P.
BERKEY, Jonathan P.
BERKEY, Jonathan P. American, b. 1959. Genres: History. Career: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, lecturer in history, 1988-90; Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, assistant professor of religion, 1990-93; Davidson College, Davidson, NC, assistant professor of history, 1993-96; associate professor, 1996-. Publications: The Transmission of Knowledge in Medieval Cairo: A Social History of Islamic Education, 1992; Popular Preaching and Religious Authority in the Medieval Islamic Near East, 2001; The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800, 2003. Address: Department of History, Davidson College, Davidson, NC 28036, U.S.A.
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