LEADER 02881nam 22007212 450 001 9910781825303321 005 20151002020704.0 010 $a0-7486-5313-9 010 $a1-281-25198-4 010 $a9786611251987 010 $a0-7486-3374-X 024 7 $a10.1515/9780748633746 035 $a(CKB)1000000000485907 035 $a(EBL)334886 035 $a(OCoLC)437203010 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000133757 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11134025 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000133757 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10046640 035 $a(PQKB)10496963 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780748633746 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000055611 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC334886 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL334886 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10221814 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL125198 035 $a(DE-B1597)614374 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780748633746 035 $a(OCoLC)1306541649 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000485907 100 $a20120514d2008|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe culture of letter-writing in pre-modern Islamic society /$fAdrian Gully$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aEdinburgh :$cEdinburgh University Press,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 212 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-7486-3373-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 197-207) and index. 327 $a1. Foundations of Letter-Writing in Pre-Modern Islamic Society -- 2. Epistolary Prose, Poetry and Oratory: Essentials of the Debate -- 3. Power of the Pen and the Primacy of Script -- 4. Composition Secretary (i): Background and Status -- 5. Composition Secretary (ii): Moral and Inner Qualities -- 6. Balaga, Epistolary Structure and Style -- 7. Epistolary Protocol. 330 $aThis book presents a unique analysis of letter writing in the Middle Islamic period. 606 $aLetter writing$zIslamic Empire$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aLetter writing, Arabic$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aArabic letters$xHistory and criticism 606 $aScribes$zIslamic Empire$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aLetter writing$xReligious aspects$xIslam 607 $aIslamic Empire$xSocial life and customs 615 0$aLetter writing$xHistory 615 0$aLetter writing, Arabic$xHistory 615 0$aArabic letters$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aScribes$xHistory 615 0$aLetter writing$xReligious aspects$xIslam. 676 $a808.6091767 700 $aGully$b Adrian$0221414 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781825303321 996 $aThe culture of letter-writing in pre-modern Islamic society$93815658 997 $aUNINA