The culture of letter-writing in pre-modern islamic society
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| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press ,
c2008
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The foundations of the letter-writing in pre-modern islamic society
- 2. Epistolary prose, poetry and oratory: essentials of the debate
- 3. The power of the pen and the primacy of script
- 4. The composition secretary (i): background and status
- 5. The composition secretary (ii): moral and inner qualities
- 6. Balaga, epistolary structure and style
- 7. Epistolary protocol