| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 212 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-207) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Foundations of Letter-Writing in Pre-Modern Islamic Society -- 2. Epistolary Prose, Poetry and Oratory: Essentials of the Debate -- 3. Power of the Pen and the Primacy of Script -- 4. Composition Secretary (i): Background and Status -- 5. Composition Secretary (ii): Moral and Inner Qualities -- 6. Balaga, Epistolary Structure and Style -- 7. Epistolary Protocol. |
| Summary |
"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 much more than a vehicle of artistic prose. They will also learn about the conflict between writing and orality in Islamic society during the pre-Modern period"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Letter writing -- Islamic Empire -- History -- To 1500.
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Letter writing. |
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Islamic Empire. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
| Subject |
Letter writing, Arabic -- History -- To 1500.
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Letter writing, Arabic. |
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Arabic letters -- History and criticism.
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Arabic letters. |
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Scribes -- Islamic Empire -- History -- To 1500.
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Scribes. |
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Islamic Empire -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
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Letter writing -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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Letter writing -- Religious aspects -- Islam. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gully, Adrian. Culture of letter-writing in pre-modern Islamic society. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2008 9780748633739 (OCoLC)176827123 |
| ISBN |
9780748633746 (electronic book) |
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074863374X (electronic book) |
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9780748633739 (hardback) |
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0748633731 (hardback) |
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9781281251985 |
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1281251984 |
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