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Licit magic : the life and letters of al-Ṣāḥib b. ʻAbbād (d. 385/995)
- Title
- Licit magic : the life and letters of al-Ṣāḥib b. ʻAbbād (d. 385/995) / by Maurice A. Pomerantz.
- Author
- Pomerantz, Maurice A.
- Publication
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
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- Additional Authors
- Ṣāḥib al-Ṭālqānī, Abū al-Qāsim Ismāʻīl ibn ʻAbbād, 936-995.
- Description
- x, 316 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- In 'Licit Magic: The Life and Letters of al-Sahib b. 'Abbad (d. 385/995)' Maurice A. Pomerantz explores the biography and literary output of a major tenth-century Muslim statesman, literary patron, and intellectual. His nearly two decade reign as vizier on behalf of two Buyid amirs was an important period for the flowering of Arabic letters, 'Mu'tazili' theology and Shi?ism in Western Iran. Making use of Ibn 'Abbad?s large corpus of letters ('rasa?il'), Pomerantz explores the role that eloquence played in the conduct of administration, the maintenance of social networks of elites, and persuasion. 'Licit Magic' argues that the eloquent persuasion that Ibn 'Abbad displayed in his letters was central to his exercise of power.
- Series Statement
- Islamic history and civilization : studies and texts, 0929-2403 ; volume 146
- Uniform Title
- Islamic history and civilization ; v. 146.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [290]-305) and indexes.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-3061
- ISBN
- 9789004345829
- 9004345825
- LCCN
- 2017037320
- OCLC
- 987373348
- Author
- Pomerantz, Maurice A., author.
- Title
- Licit magic : the life and letters of al-Ṣāḥib b. ʻAbbād (d. 385/995) / by Maurice A. Pomerantz.
- Publisher
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Islamic history and civilization : studies and texts, 0929-2403 ; volume 146Islamic history and civilization ; v. 146.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [290]-305) and indexes.
- Added Author
- Ṣāḥib al-Ṭālqānī, Abū al-Qāsim Ismāʻīl ibn ʻAbbād, 936-995. Correspondence. Selections.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Pomerantz, Maurice A. Licit magic. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017] 9789004348042 (DLC) 2017041953
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-3061