A Neo-Fatimid treasury of books : Arabic manuscripts among the Alawi Bohras of South Asia / / Olly Akkerman |
Autore | Akkerman Olly |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 382 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 011.30973541 |
Soggetto topico |
Manuscripts, Arabic - History
Manuscripts, Arabic - India |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter i -- Contents v -- Maps and Figures vii -- Acknowledgements xii -- Notes on Transliteration and Dates xv -- Sources xvi -- Prologue: Fatimid Encounters across the Indian Ocean xix -- Introduction Reading Sijistani in Gujarat: The Bohra Treasury of Books 1 -- Inside the Treasury of Books: Reflections on the Ethnography of Manuscripts 21 -- Chapter 1 Community: Introduction to the Alawi Bohras 45 -- Chapter 2 Treasury of Books 98 -- Chapter 3 Secret Universe 158 -- Chapter 4 Manuscript Stories 209 -- Chapter 5 Materiality of Secrecy 249 -- Chapter 6 Script and Scribal Politics 300 -- Conclusion: A Jihad for Books 345 -- Epilogue: A Case for Social Codicology 351 -- Glossary 353 -- Bibliography -- 359 -- Index 374. |
Altri titoli varianti | Neo-Fatimid Treasury of Books |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910637768203321 |
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A Neo-Fatimid Treasury of Books : : Arabic Manuscripts among the Alawi Bohras of South Asia / / Olly Akkerman |
Autore | Akkerman Olly |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [s.l.] : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Soggetto topico |
History / Asia / India & South Asia
History |
ISBN | 1-4744-7959-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910832992503321 |
Akkerman Olly | ||
[s.l.] : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2023 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Neo-Fatimid Treasury of Books : Arabic manuscripts among the Alawi Bohras of South Asia / / Olly Akkerman |
Autore | Akkerman Olly |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 382 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 027.6 |
Soggetto topico | Church libraries |
ISBN | 1-4744-7958-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996487160403316 |
Akkerman Olly
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Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2022 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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