Al-Jāḥiẓ : in praise of books /

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Shortlisted for The Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2017. Introduces the writings and 'Abbasid-period textual world of Al-JĹhiz, the 'father of Arabic prose'. Al-JĹhiz was a bibliomaniac, theologian, and spokesman for the political and cultural elite, a writer who lived, counselled and wr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Montgomery, James E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2013]
Colección:Edinburgh studies in classical Arabic literature.
Temas:
Jāḥiẓ, > -868 or 869 > Books and reading.
Jāḥiẓ, > -868 or 869.
J†a•hi•z, > -868 or 869. > •Hayaw†an.
750-1258
Books and reading > Islamic Empire.
Arabic literature > 750-1258 > History and criticism.
Livres et lecture > Empire islamique.
Littérature arabe > 750-1258 > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > African.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
Arabic literature.
Books and reading.
Intellectual life.
Islamic Empire > Intellectual life.
Empire islamique > Vie intellectuelle.
Islamic Empire.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Part I: Physiognomy of An Apocalyptic Age; Part II: The Book of Living; Part III: The Jaḥiẓian Library Under Attack; Part IV: The Salvific Book; Part V: The Architecture of Design; Part VI: Appreciating Design; Postface; Appendix: The Praise of Books; Bibliography; Endnotes.

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