Submitted: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 11:24:19 +0600 Jonathan P. Berkey Associate Professor of History Davidson College P.O. Box 1719 Davidson NC 28036 Phones: 704-892-2529 FAX: 704-892-2005 E-MAIL joberkey@davidson.edu Areas of research interest: medieval Islamic history; Egypt, Syria, the Near East; social, cultural, and religious history; Mamluks; storytelling and preaching; Islam and Christianity