The Construction of Knowledge in Islamic Civilization - 9789004123403
Un libro in lingua di Heck Paul L. edito da Brill Academic Pub, 2002
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Qudama b. Ja'far was a scholarly state official in the early classical period of the Abbasid dynasty (9th-10th centuries A.D.), who wrote "The Book of the Land-Tax and the Craft of Writing." Using his "somewhat tedious" administrative encyclopedia as a guide, Heck (Islamic studies, U. of Chicago) elucidates how the largely secular Islamic state appropriated Arab-Islamic traditions to govern diverse peoples in this transitional period from a tribal to an imperial polity. He concludes that knowledge in this formative era was constructed from a dialogue of competing values. The appendix consists of citations in Arabic. Based on a doctoral dissertation completed at the U. of Chicago in 2000. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: The Construction of Knowledge in Islamic Civilization
- Sottotitolo: Qudama B. Ja'Far and His Kitab Al-Kharaj Wa-Sina'at Al-Kitaba
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Heck Paul L.
- Editore: Brill Academic Pub
- Collana: Brill Academic Pub (Hardcover)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 01 Febbraio '02
- Genere: HISTORY
- Argomenti : Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Arabic Classification Islam and state History To 1500
- Pagine: 283
- Dimensioni mm: 247 x 171 x 25
- ISBN-10: 9004123407
- EAN-13: 9789004123403