Scholars and their books: a peculiar Islamic view from the fifth/eleventh century (presidential address). From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: October 1, 2004| Author: Al-Qadi, Wadad | COPYRIGHT 2004 American Oriental Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Scholars are notorious for their love of their books. They might undergo all kinds of difficulties when they compile them, and they might not want to read, or even look at, them once they are published and in their hands, finished products; but they surely await reviews of them with great anticipation, and hope for the best. When the reviews appear, they rejoice in the positive ones, try hard to be stoic about mixed ones, and are certainly hurt by negative ones. They might even beco...

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