The Edinburgh Companion to Arabic-Derived Scripts
Global Evolution from the Qur'an to the Vernacular
$342.55
- Hardcover
424 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2027
Summary
Presents a comprehensive examination of the transnational trajectories of Arabic-derived writing systems. While rooted in the sacred context of the Qur’an, these scripts have been adapted across diverse linguistic, cultural and political landscapes, serving as instruments of knowledge transmission, identity formation and social negotiation. Covering regions from South and Southeast Asia to Central Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas, the volume investigates both canonical and marginalised t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399571067 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399571060 |
| Author: | Abbas Panakkal |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Imprint: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 424 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 172mm x 244mm |
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Abbas Panakkal
Abbas Panakkal
Abbas Panakkal is an Honorary Fellow at the Edward Cadbury Centre, University of Birmingham, UK. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Religious Life and Belief Centre at the University of Surrey, UK.
Published Works:
- Hindu Amir of Muslims (Bloomsbury, 2025)
- Faith, Commerce and Cultural Exchange in the World of Ibn Battuta (editor, Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)
- Musaliar King (Bloomsbury, 2024)
- Southeast Asian Islam (editor, Routledge, 2024)
- Matrilineal, Matriarchal, and Matrifocal Islam (editor, Palgrave Macmillan, 2024)
- South Asian Islam (editor, Routledge, 2023)
Abbas holds directorial positions at both the Ibn Battuta International Centre of Intercultural Studies and the International Interfaith Initiative. Previously, he was affiliated with the School of History, University of St Andrews, Scotland, and served as a fellow at Griffith University, Australia.
His research spans a diverse array of topics, including language, religion, law, indigenization, integration, interreligious engagement, and intercultural cooperation.
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