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Al-Jahiz

James E. Montgomery · 2013

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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.

Book details

Year
2013
Language
English
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Editions
2
Pages
448
ISBN
9780748683321

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