Chapter Uses and Written Practices in Aljamiado Manuscripts

Chapter Uses and Written Practices in Aljamiado Manuscripts

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Crossing disciplinary and regional boundaries, this book takes a comparative perspective on standardisation tendencies in Arabic-based writing systems across three continents. 12 distinct manuscript traditions are presented in situations where different cultures, languages and scripts interact, yiel...

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Main Author: Castilla, Nuria de (auth)
Other Authors: Bondarev, Dmitry (Editor), Gori, Alessandro (Editor), Souag, Lameen (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2019
Series:Studies in Manuscript Cultures
Subjects:
Literature & literary studies
Regional studies
Islamic studies
Christian Arabic
Aljamiado
Arabo-Persian
Sino-Arabic
Judaeo-Arabic
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Summary:Crossing disciplinary and regional boundaries, this book takes a comparative perspective on standardisation tendencies in Arabic-based writing systems across three continents. 12 distinct manuscript traditions are presented in situations where different cultures, languages and scripts interact, yielding a wide range of case studies. A wealth of new data gives insight into the factors underlying uniformity and variation in manuscript cultures.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (20 p.)
ISBN:9783110639063-005
9783110639063
9783110634983
9783110635089
Access:Open Access

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