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Merchants And Faith: Muslim Commerce And Culture In The Indian Ocean (New Perspectives on Asian History) (1st Edition) by Patricia A. Risso Paperback, 168 Pages, Published 1995 ISBN-10: 0-8133-8911-9 / 0813389119 ISBN-13: 978-0-8133-8911-0 / 9780813389110 The intersection of Islamic history and Indian Ocean history is vast but inadequately explored. It is essential to understanding how and why Islam influenced Asia and to determining the extent to which maritime success affected the mostly land-based Muslim political powers. This area of research has |