The calligraphic state
Subtitle: textual domination and history in a Muslim society
By: Brinkley Messick.
Series: Comparative studies on Muslim societies ;; 16
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
Subjects: Islam -- Yemen; Manuscripts, Arabic -- Yemen -- Public opinion; Islamic law -- Yemen; Diplomatics, Arabic -- Yemen -- History; Public opinion -- Yemen; Yemen -- Civilization -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-331) and index.
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