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Montgomery, James E Montgomery, James E. Montgomery

Al-Jahiz: In Praise of Books - In Praise of Books

English · Hardback

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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.

Product details

Authors	Montgomery, James E Montgomery, James E. Montgomery
Publisher	Edinburgh University Press

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	12.11.2013

EAN	9780748683321
ISBN	978-0-7486-8332-1
No. of pages	592
Series	Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature Edinburgh Studies in Classical Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature
Subject	Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions

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