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1 online resource (xvii, 168 pages). |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
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Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization
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Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-162) and index. |
Contents |
1. Religion in the jahiliyya: theories and evidence -- 2. Idols and idolatry in the Koran -- 3. Shirk and idolatry in monotheist polemic -- 4. Tradition -- 5. Names, tribes and places -- 6. Daughters of God. |
Summary |
"In this book G.R. Hawting supports the view that the emergence of Islam owed more to debates and disputes among monotheists than to arguments with idolaters and polytheists. Adopting a comparative religious perspective, the author considers why modern scholarship generally has been willing to accept the traditional image of the Koranic 'associators', he discusses the way in which the idea to idolatry has been used in Islam, Judaism and Christianity, and he questions the historical value of the traditional accounts of pre-Islamic Arab religion. The implications of these arguments for the way we think about the origins and nature of Islam should make this work engaging and stimulating for both students and scholars."--Jacket. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Islam -- Origin.
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Islam -- Origin. |
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Idolatry.
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Idolatry. |
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Civilization, Arab.
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Civilization, Arab. |
Indexed Term |
Islam Historia |
Subject |
Afgodendienst.
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Indexed Term |
Civilización árabe |
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Islam.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Subject |
Polytheïsme.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Hawting, G.R. (Gerald R.), 1944- Idea of idolatry and the emergence of Islam. Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1999 0521651654 (DLC) 99011039 (OCoLC)40856796 |
ISBN |
0511004346 (electronic book) |
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9780511004346 (electronic book) |
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0521651654 (hardback) |
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9780521651653 (hardback) |
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0511032846 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511032844 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0511150237 |
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9780511150234 |
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0511117663 (electronic book) |
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9780511117664 (electronic book) |
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9780511497490 (electronic book) |
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0511497490 (electronic book) |
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0521028469 |
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9780521028462 |
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