The construction of knowledge in Islamic civilization Qudāma b. Jaʻfar and his Kitāb al-Kharāj wa-ṣināʻat al-kitāba /

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Main Author: Heck, Paul L.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2002.
Series:Islamic history and civilization ; v. 42.
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Table of 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.