In my last blog post about the origins of printed law I briefly touched on how the advent of print in the Islamic world didn't have too much effect on their laws. This is because they followed Sharia law, which they believe to be a divine code set forth in the Quran and by the example of the prophet Muhammad. Because of the sanctity of law in their society, they were very much opposed to defiling their written traditions with the use of printing. In fact not only the printing of Islamic holy laws was forbidden, but the use of the printing press in general was strongly resisted. As a Middle Eastern studies major I thought this cultural conflict was rather fascinating, so that is what my blog post for this week will be about. This article turned out to be an invaluable source for researching this topic. Follow after the jump and see for yourself!
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Stop the Press!
In my last blog post about the origins of printed law I briefly touched on how the advent of print in the Islamic world didn't have too much effect on their laws. This is because they followed Sharia law, which they believe to be a divine code set forth in the Quran and by the example of the prophet Muhammad. Because of the sanctity of law in their society, they were very much opposed to defiling their written traditions with the use of printing. In fact not only the printing of Islamic holy laws was forbidden, but the use of the printing press in general was strongly resisted. As a Middle Eastern studies major I thought this cultural conflict was rather fascinating, so that is what my blog post for this week will be about. This article turned out to be an invaluable source for researching this topic. Follow after the jump and see for yourself!
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