{"product_id":"arabic-in-the-fray-9780748680313","title":"Arabic in the Fray","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pre-modern period saw a background of inter-ethnic strife among Arabs and non-Arabs, mainly Persians. Starting from the symbolic and cognitive roles of language, the author shows how discussions about the inimitability and (un)translatability of the Qur'an in this period were, at some deep level, concerned with issues of ethnic election.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; 1. Language Construction and Language Symbolism; 2. (In)imitability, (un)translatability and Intergroup Strife; 3. Framing Arabic: Paratext, Poetry and Language Ideology; 4. Hybridity, Language and Cultural Politics; 5. Through the Looking Glass: Arabic, Thought and Reality; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404509421911,"sku":"9780748680313","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780748680313.jpg?v=1730486672","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/arabic-in-the-fray-9780748680313","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}