The Construction of Knowledge in Islamic Civilization : Qudāma b. Ja'far and his Kitāb al Kharāj wa-sinā'at al-kitāba /
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This study examines the role of the state in the construction of knowledge in Islamic civilization in its early classical period (third/ninth and fourth/tenth centuries). Different voices representing different social groups - savants, littérateurs, religious scholars, state officials - all brought their particular conception of knowledge to bear on the formation of the various branches of knowledge known to Islamic civilization. Reading the works of various branches of knowledge alongside the administrative encyclopedia of Qudāma b. Ja'far (d. 337/948), a state official in the employ of the Abbasid dynasty, has served to highlight the particular point of view of the state in the intellectual and cultural dialogue of the day. At the same time, this approach has shown Islamic civilization to be as much a dialogue of values between the different social groups of the day as a series of events or collection of ideas.
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Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 2000. :
1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789047401230
9789004123403
Encyclopaedic prosopographical lexicon of Byzantine history and civilization /
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Originally published (in Greek): Athens : Metros/Iolcos, 1996-1998.
Translation of : Enkyklopaidiko prosōpographiko lexiko vyzantinēs historias kai politismou. :
476 p. ; 25 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9782503523033
al-Mawsūʻah al-Miṣrīyah : tārīkh Miṣr al-qadīmah wa-āthāruhā.
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Titles from jacket: al-Mawsūʻah al-Miṣrīyah; Tārīkh Miṣr al-qadīmah wa-āthāruhā.
al-Mujallad 1., al-juzʾ 3. published by: [Cairo] : al-Hayʾah al-ʻĀmmah lil-Istiʻlāmāt. :
volumes, unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 28 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9773910032 (v.1, pt.3)
The Oxford encyclopedia of ancient Egypt /
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"Until now, there has been no comprehensive, scholarly English-language encyclopedia covering ancient Egypt. This beautifully constructed work fills that gap with more than 600 academic, but accessible, articles on all aspects of Egyptology. The coverage is interdisciplinary, combining history, archaeology, economics, science, and literary and religious studies. A stunning piece of scholarship."--"Outstanding Reference Sources," American Libraries, May 2002.
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3 volumes : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9774245814
A Dictionary of Egyptian civilization/
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"Three thousand five hundred years of Egyptian history are covered in this book. It starts with the prehistoric tribes and ends with the Roman occupation. ... This dictionary is only a dictionary in the sense that the 420 articles are in alphabetical order. Each article is a considered essay in its subject, not a catalogue of facts. Every aspect of Egyptian civilization is covered--politics, art religion, daily life, science and so on. A special feature is the information given about the flora and fauna of Egypt, and their influence on religion and life."
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323 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.