LOST IN THE SACRED : Why the Muslim World Stood Still / by Diner, Dan, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…One God, one book -- Mechanical reproduction and profanation -- Consonants and vowels -- Arabic and Hebrew -- Baruch Spinoza and Walter Benjamin -- Romanization and secularization -- Recitation and reading -- Literacy and diglossia -- Fusha and Ammiya -- 4. …”