Al- Jāḥiẓ: In praise of books:
Shortlisted for The Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2017Introduces the writings and 'Abbasid-period textual world of Al-Jāhiz, the 'father of Arabic prose'Al-Jāhiz was a bibliomaniac, theologian, and spokesman for the political and cultural elite, a writer who lived, counselled and wrote in I...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Shortlisted for The Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2017Introduces the writings and 'Abbasid-period textual world of Al-Jāhiz, the 'father of Arabic prose'Al-Jāhiz 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-Jāhiz that also shed light on his society and its writings. Volume 1, In Praise of Books, is devoted to bibliomania and al-Jāhiz's bibliophilia. Volume 2, In Censure of Books, explores Al-Jāhiz's bibliophobia.Praise from the BRISMES Book Prize'James E. Montgomery's study must rank among the finest scholarly works on classical Arabic literature ever to have appeared in any language. I would in fact consider it to be the best I have come across.' 'Montgomery's book is not only a work of great scholarship. Between the lines the reader can sense the story of an intense, long and deeply personal quest. It is that of a modern, Western intellect undertaking everything in its power to encounter, comprehend and elucidate one of the most complex and creative minds of the Islamic Middle Ages. The resulting sense of drama informs the writing on every page and turns the book into a human document of the first order.' |
| Beschreibung: | Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 10. Jan 2022) |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (VI, 586 Seiten) |
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| spelling | Montgomery, James E. 1962- Verfasser (DE-588)143167049 aut Al- Jāḥiẓ: In praise of books James E. Montgomery Al-Jāḥiẓ: In praise of books Al-Jāḥiẓ Al- Jāḥiẓ Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2021] © 2013 1 Online-Ressource (VI, 586 Seiten) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Edinburgh studies in classical Arabic literature Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 10. Jan 2022) Shortlisted for The Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2017Introduces the writings and 'Abbasid-period textual world of Al-Jāhiz, the 'father of Arabic prose'Al-Jāhiz 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-Jāhiz that also shed light on his society and its writings. Volume 1, In Praise of Books, is devoted to bibliomania and al-Jāhiz's bibliophilia. Volume 2, In Censure of Books, explores Al-Jāhiz's bibliophobia.Praise from the BRISMES Book Prize'James E. Montgomery's study must rank among the finest scholarly works on classical Arabic literature ever to have appeared in any language. I would in fact consider it to be the best I have come across.' 'Montgomery's book is not only a work of great scholarship. Between the lines the reader can sense the story of an intense, long and deeply personal quest. It is that of a modern, Western intellect undertaking everything in its power to encounter, comprehend and elucidate one of the most complex and creative minds of the Islamic Middle Ages. The resulting sense of drama informs the writing on every page and turns the book into a human document of the first order.' In English Ǧāḥiẓ, ʿAmr Ibn-Baḥr al- 776-869 (DE-588)118680919 gnd rswk-swf Islamic Studies LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern bisacsh Arabic literature 750-1258 History and criticism Books and reading Islamic Empire Textproduktion (DE-588)4184945-0 gnd rswk-swf Buch (DE-588)4008570-3 gnd rswk-swf (DE-588)4135952-5 Quelle gnd-content Ǧāḥiẓ, ʿAmr Ibn-Baḥr al- 776-869 (DE-588)118680919 p Buch (DE-588)4008570-3 s Textproduktion (DE-588)4184945-0 s DE-604 Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 978-0-7486-8332-1 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748683338 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Montgomery, James E. 1962- Al- Jāḥiẓ: In praise of books Ǧāḥiẓ, ʿAmr Ibn-Baḥr al- 776-869 (DE-588)118680919 gnd Islamic Studies LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern bisacsh Arabic literature 750-1258 History and criticism Books and reading Islamic Empire Textproduktion (DE-588)4184945-0 gnd Buch (DE-588)4008570-3 gnd |
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| title | Al- Jāḥiẓ: In praise of books |
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| title_full | Al- Jāḥiẓ: In praise of books James E. Montgomery |
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| title_short | Al- Jāḥiẓ: In praise of books |
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| topic | Ǧāḥiẓ, ʿAmr Ibn-Baḥr al- 776-869 (DE-588)118680919 gnd Islamic Studies LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern bisacsh Arabic literature 750-1258 History and criticism Books and reading Islamic Empire Textproduktion (DE-588)4184945-0 gnd Buch (DE-588)4008570-3 gnd |
| topic_facet | Ǧāḥiẓ, ʿAmr Ibn-Baḥr al- 776-869 Islamic Studies LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern Arabic literature 750-1258 History and criticism Books and reading Islamic Empire Textproduktion Buch Quelle |
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