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The Culture of Letter-Writing in Pre-Modern Islamic Society
Adrian Gully
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Hardback. This book presents a unique analysis of letter writing in the Middle Islamic period. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
This book offers a unique analysis of letter-writing in the Middle Islamic period. Writing letters was an important component of intellectual life at that time, telling us much about the cultural history of pre-modern Islamic society. Focusing on the notion of the power of the pen, the author looks at the wider context of epistolography, relating it to the power structures of Islamic society in that period. He also attempts to identify some of the similarities and differences between Muslim modes of letter-writing and those of western cultures. Readers will find detailed explanations of how letter-writing in that culture was ... Read more
This book offers a unique analysis of letter-writing in the Middle Islamic period. Writing letters was an important component of intellectual life at that time, telling us much about the cultural history of pre-modern Islamic society. Focusing on the notion of the power of the pen, the author looks at the wider context of epistolography, relating it to the power structures of Islamic society in that period. He also attempts to identify some of the similarities and differences between Muslim modes of letter-writing and those of western cultures. Readers will find detailed explanations of how letter-writing in that culture was ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
475g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748633739
SKU
V9780748633739
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99-15
About Adrian Gully
Adrian Gully is a Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne. He is the author of Grammar and Semantics in Medieval Arabic (1995) and co-author of Modern Written Arabic: A Comprehensive Grammar (2004).
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