Beyond space and time: the itinerant life of books in the Fāṭimid market place

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Cortese, D. 2019. Beyond space and time: the itinerant life of books in the Fāṭimid market place. in: Mir-Kasimov, O. (ed.) Intellectual Interactions in the Islamic World: The Ismaili Thread London I.B.Tauris. pp. 407-426
Chapter titleBeyond space and time: the itinerant life of books in the Fāṭimid market place
AuthorsCortese, D.
Abstract

In this paper I explore practical aspects of intellectual interaction by considering the role that booksellers played in such transactions. I will focus on the trading of books in Fatimid Egypt considering in particular the reported biographies of a numbers of distinguished personalities. With the overall absence of the madrasa institution - unlike most parts of the medieval Islamic world -Fatimid Egypt represents a distinctive domain of enquiry.

Research GroupPerspectives in Religion group
Page range407-426
Book titleIntellectual Interactions in the Islamic World: The Ismaili Thread
EditorsMir-Kasimov, O.
PublisherI.B.Tauris
Place of publicationLondon
SeriesShi'i Heritage Series
ISBN
Hardcover9781838604851
Paperback9781838604882
Electronic9781838604899
Electronic9781838604875
Electronic9781838604868
Publication dates
Print14 Nov 2019
Online26 Nov 2019
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Deposited03 Jan 2018
Submitted01 Sep 2017
Accepted01 Oct 2017
Output statusPublished
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The text is a non-final version of the chapter and is not to be cited. The final print version published by I.B. Tauris is available via https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/intellectual-interactions-in-the-islam...

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.5040/9781838604899.ch-016
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