Civilization Connections: Early Islam and Latin-European Renaissance
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2075-0943,2520-0313
DOI: 10.32350/jitc.12.01