The construction of knowledge in Islamic civilization : Qudama b. Ja|far and his Kitab al-Kharaj wa-sina|at al-kitaba /
by Paul L. Heck.
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2002.
- x, 283 p. ; 24 cm.
- Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts ; v. 42 .
Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-275) and index.
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
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Qud|amah ibn Ja|far, d. 922?. Kit|ab al-khar|aj.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Arabic. Classification. Islam and state--History--To 1500. Islamic civilization.