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The construction of knowledge in Islamic civilization : Qudama b. Jafar and his Kitab al-Kharaj wa-sinaat al-kitaba / by Paul L. Heck.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heck, Paul L.
- Series:
- Islamic history and civilization ; v. 42.
- Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts ; v. 42
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Arabic.
- Classification.
- Islam and state--History--To 1500.
- Islam and state.
- Islamic civilization.
- Qudāmah ibn Jaʻfar, -922? Kitāb al-kharāj.
- Qudāmah ibn Jaʻfar.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (298 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- With different voices representing different social groups, this study examines the role of the state in the construction of knowledge in Islamic civilization in its early classical period (3rd/9th and 4th/10th centuries).
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Chapter One: Introduction1
- Chapter Two: Language And Administration26
- Introduction26
- E pistles39
- The Grammatical Category44
- Ibn Qutayba45
- Qudama and the Grammatical Category: I 48
- al-Nahhas 51
- Qudama and the Grammatical Category:
- II5 8
- The Bureaucratic Category60
- al-Baghdadi60
- 6 5
- Qudama and the Bureaucratic Category72
- The Linguistic Categor)79
- Qudama and the Linguistic Category85
- Qudama's Category89
- Conclusion92
- Chapter Three: Geography94
- Introduction94
- Preface to Section VI101
- The Ptolemaic Approach103
- The Administrative Approach111
- The Descriptive Approach123
- The Literary Approach136
- Conclusion144
- Chapter Four: Fiscal Jurisprudence146
- Introduction146
- Kitaba-consciousness157
- Sharfa-consciousness179
- Conclusion191
- Chapter Five: Political Thought194
- Introduction194
- The Philosophical Strand205
- The Administrative Strand213
- Fitrespieg 225
- Conclusion239
- Chapter Six: Concluding Remarks240
- Appendix (Arabic Citations)245
- Bibliography265
- Index277.
- Notes:
- Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 2000.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-275) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-46648-0
- 9786610466481
- 1-4175-0701-2
- 90-474-0123-9
- OCLC:
- 171583073
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