The Arabic script: before or aft er Islam?

Authors

  • Олег Иванович Редькин St. Petersburg State University, 7-9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

Abstract

The article considers the possibility of the existence of written tradition in the pre-Islamic Arabia, as well as the possible extent of its distribution, socio-economic and linguistic context before the formation of the Arabic tradition of writing. The article also deals with the types of materials used for writing.

Keywords:

writing, Arabia, Islam, Quran, graphics, trade

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Published

2012-06-20

How to Cite

Редькин, О. И. (2012). The Arabic script: before or aft er Islam?. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, (2), 108–116. Retrieved from https://aasjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/2407

Issue

No. 2 (2012)

Section

Geocultural spaces and codes of the cultures of Asia and Africa

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