Putting the Pearls of Wisdom in Order: The Unique Necklace by Ibn ʿAbdrabbih
Abstract This study discusses the form and function of the chapter list that we find in the preface of the adab compilation al-ʿIqd al-farīd by Ibn ʿAbdrabbih (246-328/860-940), and that sometimes appears in manuscripts with the layout of a table of contents. It suggests that this evidence shows tha...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
2020
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Journal of Abbasid Studies
Jahr: 2020, Band: 7, Heft: 2, Seiten: 229-242 |
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compilation
B reading practices B taṣnīf B List B Adab B table of contents |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Abstract This study discusses the form and function of the chapter list that we find in the preface of the adab compilation al-ʿIqd al-farīd by Ibn ʿAbdrabbih (246-328/860-940), and that sometimes appears in manuscripts with the layout of a table of contents. It suggests that this evidence shows that the list represents a transitional stage in the history of the table of contents in the Arabic book — the transition being that from a tool for exposition of the content towards a tool for navigation of that content — and that it reflects a change in reading practices. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-2371 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of Abbasid Studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22142371-12340061 |