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The calligraphic state :

Messick, Brinkley Morris.

The calligraphic state : textual domination and history in a Muslim society / Brinkley Messick. - Berkeley : University of California Press, �1993. - 1 online resource (xii, 341 pages) : illustrations, maps - Comparative studies on Muslim societies ; 16 . - Comparative studies on Muslim societies ; 16. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-331) and index.

In this innovative combination of anthropology, history, and postmodern theory, Brinkley Messick examines the changing relation of writing and authority in a Muslim society from the late 19th century to the present.

English.

ISBN: 9780520917828 0520917820 0585130701 9780585130705 9780520205154 0520205154 9780520076051 0520076052

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Islam--Yemen (Republic)
Manuscripts, Arabic--Public opinion.--Yemen (Republic)
Islamic law--Yemen (Republic)
Diplomatics, Arabic--History.--Yemen (Republic)
Public opinion--Yemen (Republic)
RELIGION--Islam--General.
Civilization.
Diplomatics, Arabic.
Islam.
Islamic law.
Manuscripts, Arabic--Public opinion.
Public opinion.
Religion.
Philosophy & Religion.
Islam.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Yemen (Republic)--Civilization--20th century.
Yemen (Republic)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BP63.Y45 / M47 1993eb

Dewey Class. No.: 297/.1975

National Agricultural Library Call No.: BP63.Y45 / (INTERNET)