Al-Jāḥiẓ : 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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Edinburgh Studies in classical arabic literature
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Call Number: PJ7745 .J3 Z7885
| 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 |