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Routledge - Literacy and Identity in Pre-Islamic Arabia

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Explore a unique era of history with Michael Macdonald's research into the widespread literacy of western Arabia. This scholarly work examines the 1500 years leading up to the birth of Islam, a period marked by an extraordinary surge in reading and writing skills among both settled and nomadic populations. While many ancient civilizations had limited literacy, the populations in western Arabia reached levels of written communication that may have been higher than any other part of the ancient Near East or the ancient world. Macdonald uses thousands of surviving inscriptions and graffiti to reconstruct the social systems and personal emotions of these people. This collection of studies provides a rare look at the way-of-life and identity of a society that left a massive written record behind. It is an essential resource for those studying ancient history, social systems, and the development of communication in the pre-Islamic era.

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Detailed analysis of literacy rates in western Arabia during the 1500 years before the birth of Islam.

Examines the reading and writing capabilities of both settled populations and nomadic groups.

Uses thousands of inscriptions and graffiti to reveal the social systems and personal emotions of ancient authors.

Provides a comparative look at literacy levels in the ancient Near East and the wider ancient world.

A collection of scholarly studies published by Routledge as part of the Variorum Collected Studies series.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0754659658
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Ancient History & Civilisation
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 28 December 2008
Listed Since: 18 December 2007

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