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Al-Jahiz

Al-Jahiz

James E. Montgomery

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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.

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OL Work ID
OL21056155W

Subjects

JahizBooks and readingArabic literatureHistory and criticismIntellectual lifeBibliophilieLiterature

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