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 | The Calligraphic State: Textual Domination and History in a Muslim Society (Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies) (Reprint Edition) by Brinkley Morris Messick Paperback, 324 Pages, Published 1996 ISBN-10: 0-520-20515-4 / 0520205154 ISBN-13: 978-0-520-20515-4 / 9780520205154 In this innovative combination of anthropology, history, and postmodern theory, Brinkley Messick examines the changing relation of writing and authority in a Muslim society from the late nineteenth century to the present. The creation and interpretation of texts, from sacred scriptures to administra | |