The construction of knowledge in Islamic civilization : : Qudama b. Jafar and his Kitab al-Kharaj wa-sinaat al-kitaba / / by Paul L. Heck.

• Superior document: Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts ; v. 42
• Author: Heck, Paul L.
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Islamic history and civilization ; v. 42.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (298 pages)
• Notes: Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 2000.

With different voices representing different social groups, this study examines the role of the state in the construction of knowledge in Islamic civilization in its early classical period (3rd/9th and 4th/10th centuries).

Table of Contents

Machine generated contents note: Chapter One: Introduction1 -- Chapter Two: Language And Administration26 -- Introduction26 -- E pistles39 -- The Grammatical Category44 -- Ibn Qutayba45 -- Qudama and the Grammatical Category: I 48 -- al-Nahhas 51 -- Qudama and the Grammatical Category: -- II5 8 -- The Bureaucratic Category60 -- al-Baghdadi60 --6 5 -- Qudama and the Bureaucratic Category72 -- The Linguistic Categor)79 -- Qudama and the Linguistic Category85 -- Qudama's Category89 -- Conclusion92 -- Chapter Three: Geography94 -- Introduction94 -- Preface to Section VI101 -- The Ptolemaic Approach103 -- The Administrative Approach111 -- The Descriptive Approach123 -- The Literary Approach136 -- Conclusion144 -- Chapter Four: Fiscal Jurisprudence146 -- Introduction146 -- Kitaba-consciousness157 -- Sharfa-consciousness179 -- Conclusion191 -- Chapter Five: Political Thought194 -- Introduction194 -- The Philosophical Strand205 -- The Administrative Strand213 -- Fitrespieg 225 -- Conclusion239 -- Chapter Six: Concluding Remarks240 -- Appendix (Arabic Citations)245 -- Bibliography265 -- Index277.