Al-jahiz: in praise of books
Auteur :
Montgomery, James E.
Éditeur :
Edinburgh University Press
ISBN :
9781399577557
Date de publication :
31 déc. 2026
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.