Proximity, Resemblance, Sidebars and Clusters: Ibn al-Nadīm’s Organizational Principles in Fihrist 3.3

Abstract The Kitāb al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadīm (d. 380/990), one of the most important bio-bibliographical works in Arabic, is an invaluable source for the study of the first four centuries of Arabic writerly culture and of medieval Islamicate history. Ibn al-Nadīm divides his work into 10 parts (and...

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Main Author: Toorawa, Shawkat M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2010
In: Oriens
Year: 2010, Volume: 38, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 217-247
Further subjects:B singers
B Ibn Abī āhir
B writerly culture
B biographical work
B Adab
B Ibn al-Nadīm; Fihrist
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