The construction of knowledge in Islamic civilization : Qudama b. Ja'far and his Kitab al-Kharaj wa-sina'at al-kitaba / by Paul L. Heck

Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 2000.

Bibliography : p. [265]-275.

Machine generated contents note: Chapter One: Introduction1 -- Chapter Two: Language And Administration26 -- Introduction26 -- E pistles39 -- The Grammatical Category44 -- Ibn Qutayba45 -- Qudama and the Grammatical Category: I 48 -- al-Nahhas 51 -- Qudama and the Grammatical Category: -- II5 8 -- The Bureaucratic Category60 -- al-Baghdadi60 --6 5 -- Qudama and the Bureaucratic Category72 -- The Linguistic Categor)79 -- Qudama and the Linguistic Category85 -- Qudama's Category89 -- Conclusion92 -- Chapter Three: Geography94 -- Introduction94 -- Preface to Section VI101 -- The Ptolemaic Approach103 -- The Administrative Approach111 -- The Descriptive Approach123 -- The Literary Approach136 -- Conclusion144 -- Chapter Four: Fiscal Jurisprudence146 -- Introduction146 -- Kitaba-consciousness157 -- Sharfa-consciousness179 -- Conclusion191 -- Chapter Five: Political Thought194 -- Introduction194 -- The Philosophical Strand205 -- The Administrative Strand213 -- Fitrespieg 225 -- Conclusion239 -- Chapter Six: Concluding Remarks240 -- Appendix (Arabic Citations)245 -- Bibliography265 -- Index277