The Idea of Idolatry and the Emergence of Islam : From Polemic to History.
Hawting challenges the traditional view that Islam developed in opposition to idolatry in pre-Islamic Arabia arguing that Islam arose in opposition to other forms of monotheism. The author is adept at unravelling the complexities of his material, and readers will find the argument engaging and persu...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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Colección: | Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Hawting challenges the traditional view that Islam developed in opposition to idolatry in pre-Islamic Arabia arguing that Islam arose in opposition to other forms of monotheism. The author is adept at unravelling the complexities of his material, and readers will find the argument engaging and persuasive. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (188 pages) |
ISBN: | 9780511048074 0511048076 |