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Al-Jahiz In Praise of Books

James E. Montgomery

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Description:Introduces the writings and 'Abbasid-period textual world of Al-Jahiz, the "father of Arabic prose." 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. He advised, argued and rubbed shoulders with the major power brokers and leading religious and intellectual figures of his day, and crossed swords in debate and argument with the architects of the Islamic religious, theological, philosophical and cultural canon. His many, tumultuous writings engage with these figures, their ideas, theories and policies. They give us an invaluable but much-neglected window onto the values and beliefs of this cosmopolitan elite.Edinburgh University Press will publish two self-contained guides to reading al-Jahiz that also shed light on his society and its writings.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Al-Jahiz In Praise of Books. To get started finding Al-Jahiz In Praise of Books, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Introduces the writings and 'Abbasid-period textual world of Al-Jahiz, the "father of Arabic prose." 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. He advised, argued and rubbed shoulders with the major power brokers and leading religious and intellectual figures of his day, and crossed swords in debate and argument with the architects of the Islamic religious, theological, philosophical and cultural canon. His many, tumultuous writings engage with these figures, their ideas, theories and policies. They give us an invaluable but much-neglected window onto the values and beliefs of this cosmopolitan elite.Edinburgh University Press will publish two self-contained guides to reading al-Jahiz that also shed light on his society and its writings.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Al-Jahiz In Praise of Books. To get started finding Al-Jahiz In Praise of Books, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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