The Written Word in the Medieval Arabic Lands : A Social and Cultural History of Reading Practices.
Hirschler, Konrad.
The Written Word in the Medieval Arabic Lands : A Social and Cultural History of Reading Practices. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (257 pages)
COVER -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Reading and Writerly Culture -- 2. A City is Reading: Popular and Scholarly Reading Sessions -- 3. Learning to Read: Popularisation and the Written Word in Children's Schools -- Plates -- 4. Local Endowed Libraries and their Readers -- 5. Popular Reading Practices -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
This book discusses the history of reading in the high and late medieval period in the Middle East in depth. It offers a detailed and wide-ranging analysis of the period, exploring the key themes of literacy, orality and aurality.
9780748654215
Written communication -- Arab countries -- History -- To 1500.
Books and reading -- Arab countries -- History -- To 1500.
Electronic books.
P211.3.A65 -- H57 2012eb
028.909174927
The Written Word in the Medieval Arabic Lands : A Social and Cultural History of Reading Practices. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (257 pages)
COVER -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Reading and Writerly Culture -- 2. A City is Reading: Popular and Scholarly Reading Sessions -- 3. Learning to Read: Popularisation and the Written Word in Children's Schools -- Plates -- 4. Local Endowed Libraries and their Readers -- 5. Popular Reading Practices -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
This book discusses the history of reading in the high and late medieval period in the Middle East in depth. It offers a detailed and wide-ranging analysis of the period, exploring the key themes of literacy, orality and aurality.
9780748654215
Written communication -- Arab countries -- History -- To 1500.
Books and reading -- Arab countries -- History -- To 1500.
Electronic books.
P211.3.A65 -- H57 2012eb
028.909174927