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Al-Jahiz: In Praise of Books - Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature Montgomery, James E. (The Sir Thomas Adams’s Professor of Arab, University of Cambridge)
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Al-Jahiz: In Praise of Books - Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature
Montgomery, James E. (The Sir Thomas Adams’s Professor of Arab, University of Cambridge)
Al-Jahiz 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. 'In Praise of Books' explores the centrality of books to Al-Jahiz’s work and to the society he lived in.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| To be released | December 31, 2026 |
| ISBN13 | 9781399577557 |
| Publishers | Edinburgh University Press |
| Pages | 592 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 886 g (Weight (estimated)) |
