The Construction of Knowledge in Islamic Civilization: Qudama b. Ja'far and his Kitab al-kharaj wa-sina'at al-kitaba.(Book Review)

From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: July 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

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: BRILL, 2002. Pp. 283, $124.

In this work, Paul Heck offers an important contribution to our understanding of the emergence of the scribal class during the 'Abbasid era and provides valuable insights into the dynamics of scribal manuals as a genre. He uses Qudama b. Ja'far as a vehicle to trace the evolution of the scribal class, paying specific attention to the maturation of scribal views about the role of the state and its ...

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