Hawting G. R., Gerald Richard Hawting, G. R. Hawting

The Idea of Idolatry and the Emergence of Islam

From Polemic to History

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study seeks to explain the emergence of Islam in seventh-century Arabia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 433g
• ISBN-13: 9780521651653
• ISBN-10: 0521651654
• Artikelnr.: 21596699

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Note on transliteration and dates
List of abbreviations
Introduction
1. Religion in the jãhiliyya: theories and evidence
2. Idols and idolatry in the Koran
3. Shirk and idolatry in monotheist polemic
4. The tradition
5. Names, tribes and places
6. The daughters of God
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.