Al-Jahiz in praise of books
Al-Jahiz was a bibliomaniac, theologian, and spokesman for the political and cultural elite, a writer who lived, counselled and wrote in Iraq during the first century of the 'Abbasid caliphate. 'In Praise of Books' explores the centrality of books to Al-Jahiz's work and to the so...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh University Press
2013
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| Series: | Edinburgh studies in classical Arabic literature
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| Summary: | Al-Jahiz was a bibliomaniac, theologian, and spokesman for the political and cultural elite, a writer who lived, counselled and wrote in Iraq during the first century of the 'Abbasid caliphate. 'In Praise of Books' explores the centrality of books to Al-Jahiz's work and to the society he lived in. |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 586 pages 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 534-570) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780748683321 (hardback) |