Description: A study of the early history of Islamic law schools (s. madrasa, pl. mad?ris) and their professors in late F?timid and Aiy?bid Egypt (495-647/1101-1249). It describes the origin and spread of these institutions, their teachers, and their role in the religious life of Egypt.
Brief description: Gary Leiser is a retired historian for the United States Air Force and former curator of the Travis Air Museum. He has published and lectured widely on Islamic social history.