In this innovative combination of anthropology, history, and postmodern theory, Brinkley Messick examines the changing relation of writing and authority in a Muslim society from the late nineteenth century to the present. The creation and interpretation of texts, from sacred scriptures to administrative and legal contracts, are among the fundamental ways that authority is established and maintained in a complex state. Yet few scholars have explored this process and the ways in which it changes, especially outside the Western.
The Calligraphic State: Textual Domination and History in a Muslim Society (Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies) pdf download
The Calligraphic State: Textual Domination and History in a Muslim Society (Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies) by Brinkley Messick ebook pdf epub mobi
The Calligraphic State: Textual Domination and History in a Muslim Society (Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies) ebook
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