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The Calligraphic State: Textual Domination and History in a Muslim Society
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The Calligraphic State: Textual Domination and History in a Muslim Society [inscribed] Hardcover - 1993

by Messick, Brinkley

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Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1993. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 341; VG/G; gray spine with brown text; dust jacket shows light sunning to spine; mild rubbing to exterior; cloth has light wear to exterior; intact panels; text block shows light wear to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated; inscribed by author NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #5.2. 1316304. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Viewed in detail, the development of the shari'a across the Muslim lands was a phenomenon involving specific men and specific texts.

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Brinkley Messick is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan.