Record Nr.

UNINA9910455810203321

Autore

Heck Paul L

Titolo

The construction of knowledge in Islamic civilization [[electronic resource] ] : Qudāma b. Jaʻfar and his Kitāb al-Kharāj wa-ṣināʻat al-kitāba / / by Paul L. Heck

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2002

ISBN

1-280-46648-0

9786610466481

1-4175-0701-2

90-474-0123-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 p.)

Collana

Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts ; ; v. 42

Disciplina

039/.927

Soggetti

Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Arabic

Classification

Islam and state - History - To 1500

Islamic civilization

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 2000.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-275) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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).