Communication and Contention: The Role of Literacy in Conflicts with ‘Abbāsid Officials
M.L.M. van Berkel
Abstract ‘Abbāsid officials of the late ninth and early tenth centuries operated in a highly bureaucratized literate environment they expressed their identity terms expertise writing. However, daily business had to communicate with all kinds social groups, some which not – or only certain level been introduced During last three decades series groundbreaking studies appeared on introduction dissemination writing Medieval Europe. The role literacy Arab Islamic societies this period have as yet received very little, mainly rather specialized, attention. communication between other groups will be studied cases conflict settlements. Conflict settlement is also field research that recently witnessed important new insights. Studying use written documents dispute settlements situation vital importance parties involved forms therefore an excellent opportunity analyse familiarity with, confidence in, among various within caliphate.
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