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Explore the literary evolution of ninth-century Baghdad with this Routledge study. This book examines the transition from an oral-aural culture to an increasingly literate society, a shift that changed how knowledge was shared and produced. Through the lens of Ibn Abi Tahir Tayfur, the text investigates how this transformation affected scholarly occupations, professional alliances, and the nature of literary production. Readers gain insight into the changing modes of learning transmission and the evolving definitions of key concepts, including plagiarism, within the historical landscape of third to ninth-century Baghdad.

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Part of the Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures series.

Analyzes the shift from oral-aural traditions to literate culture in Baghdad.

Examines the literary history and landscape from the third to ninth centuries.

Provides research on the nature of scholarly occupations and professional alliances.

Investigates how literacy changed modes of learning transmission and production.

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Release Date
02 February 2005
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09 February 2007

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