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The Written Word in the Medieval Arabic Lands : A Social and Cultural History of Reading Practices.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (257 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780748654215
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Written Word in the Medieval Arabic LandsDDC classification:
  • 028.909174927
LOC classification:
  • P211.3.A65 -- H57 2012eb
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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