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The Written Word in the Medieval Arabic Lands: A Social and Cultural History of Reading Practices
Konrad Hirschler
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Paperback. Using a variety of documentary, narrative and normative sources, this title explores the growth of reading audiences in a pre-print culture. It examines the accessibility and profile of libraries. It looks at popular reading practices, often associated with the notion of the illicit. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1HBE; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 392.
How the written text became accessible to wider audiences in medieval Egypt and Syria. Medieval Islamic societies belonged to the most bookish cultures of their period. Using a wide variety of documentary, narrative and normative sources, Konrad Hirschler explores the growth of reading audiences in a pre-print culture. The uses of the written word grew significantly in Egypt and Syria between the 11th and the 15th centuries, and more groups within society started to participate in individual and communal reading acts. New audiences in reading sessions, school curricula, increasing numbers of endowed libraries and the appearance of popular written literature ... Read more
How the written text became accessible to wider audiences in medieval Egypt and Syria. Medieval Islamic societies belonged to the most bookish cultures of their period. Using a wide variety of documentary, narrative and normative sources, Konrad Hirschler explores the growth of reading audiences in a pre-print culture. The uses of the written word grew significantly in Egypt and Syria between the 11th and the 15th centuries, and more groups within society started to participate in individual and communal reading acts. New audiences in reading sessions, school curricula, increasing numbers of endowed libraries and the appearance of popular written literature ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748677344
SKU
V9780748677344
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About Konrad Hirschler
Konrad Hirschler is Senior Lecturer in the History of the Near and Middle East at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
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