David Waines

David Waines is emeritus professor of Islamic studies at Lancaster University. His authored works include An Introduction to Islam, a widely used introductory text, and The Odyssey of Ibn Battuta: Uncommon Tales of a Medieval Adventurer. The latter explores the journeys of the celebrated fourteenth-century traveler Ibn Battuta. The available catalog data is limited to his institutional title and these named works; further biographical detail is not available from current sources.