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W. Montgomery Watt, Islamic Fundamentalism and Modernity (London and New York: Routledge, 1988). Pp. 158.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2009

Valerie J. Hoffman-Ladd
Affiliation:
Program for the Study of Religion University of Illinois, Urbana

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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