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The book in the Islamic world : the written word and communication in the Middle East / edited by George N. Atiyeh. [print]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Albany : State University of New York Press ; [(c)1995.; [Washington, District of Columbia] : Library of Congress, [(c)1995.Description: xviii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0791424731
  • 9780791424735
  • 079142474X
  • 9780791424742
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • Z8.B665 1995
  • Z8.M63.A872.B665 1995
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Contents:
From the manuscript age to the age of printed books Muhsin Mahdi The Koranic text : from revelation to compilation Jacques Berque ; "Of making many books there is no end" : the classical Muslim view Franz Rosenthal Oral transmission and the book in Islamic education Seyyed Hossein Nasr The book of life-metaphors connected with the book in Islamic literatures Annemarie Schimmel Biographical dictionaries : inner structure and cultural significance Wadad al-Qadi The book in the grammatical tradition : development in content and methods Ranzi Baalbaki Women's roles in the art of Arabic calligraphy Salah al-Din al-Munajjid Some illustrations in Islamic scientific manuscripts and their secrets David A. King A royal manuscript and its transformation : the life history of a book Priscilla P. Soucek and Filiz Cagman Faris Al-Shidyaq and the transition from scribal to print culture in the Middle East Geoffrey Roper The book in the modern Arab world : the cases of Lebanon and Egypt George N. Atiyeh Mass higher education and the religious imagination in contemporary Arab societies Dale F. Eickelman The book in the Islamic world : a selective bibliography Michael W. Albin.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library Circulating Collection - First Floor Non-fiction Z8.M63B66 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001510599

Consists of papers presented at a conference held November 8-9, 1990 at the Library of Congress, Washington, District of Columbia.

From the manuscript age to the age of printed books Muhsin Mahdi The Koranic text : from revelation to compilation Jacques Berque ; "Of making many books there is no end" : the classical Muslim view Franz Rosenthal Oral transmission and the book in Islamic education Seyyed Hossein Nasr The book of life-metaphors connected with the book in Islamic literatures Annemarie Schimmel Biographical dictionaries : inner structure and cultural significance Wadad al-Qadi The book in the grammatical tradition : development in content and methods Ranzi Baalbaki Women's roles in the art of Arabic calligraphy Salah al-Din al-Munajjid Some illustrations in Islamic scientific manuscripts and their secrets David A. King A royal manuscript and its transformation : the life history of a book Priscilla P. Soucek and Filiz Cagman Faris Al-Shidyaq and the transition from scribal to print culture in the Middle East Geoffrey Roper The book in the modern Arab world : the cases of Lebanon and Egypt George N. Atiyeh Mass higher education and the religious imagination in contemporary Arab societies Dale F. Eickelman The book in the Islamic world : a selective bibliography Michael W. Albin.

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