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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hawting, G. R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Colección:Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Note on transliteration and dates; Abbreviations; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Religion in the jahiliyya: theories and evidence; CHAPTER 2 Idols and idolatry in the Koran; CHAPTER 3 Shirk and idolatry in monotheist polemic; CHAPTER 4 The tradition; CHAPTER 5 Names, tribes and places; CHAPTER 6 The daughters of God; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.