The idea of idolatry and the emergence of Islam : from polemic to history / G.R. Hawting.
The idea of idolatry and the emergence of Islam : from polemic to history / G.R. Hawting.
The idea of idolatry and the emergence of Islam : from polemic to history / G.R. Hawting.
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Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Date
1999.
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T0386454
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English
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xvii, 168 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Religion in the jahiliyya: 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.
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Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
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England
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1999.
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"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 'associato...
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The idea of idolatry and the emergence of Islam : from polemic to history / G.R. Hawting.
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Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-162) and index.
Transferred from N297.09021/ 2.
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T0386454
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0521651654 (hb)
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297.09021
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991013828389702626
