The religion and rituals of the nomads of pre-Islamic Arabia : a reconstruction based on the Safaitic inscriptions /

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"This book approaches the religion and rituals of the pre-Islamic Arabian nomads using the Safaitic inscriptions. Unlike Islamic-period literary sources, this material was produced by practitioners of traditional Arabian religion; the inscriptions are eyewitnesses to the religious life of Arabi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Al-Jallad, Ahmad (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2022.
Series:Ancient Languages and Civilizations ; 1.
Subjects:
Paganism > Arabian Peninsula > History.
Inscriptions, Safaitic.
Paganisme > Arabie (Péninsule) > Histoire.
RELIGION / History
Paganism.
Religion.
Ancient religions & mythologies.
Arabian Peninsula > Religion.
Arabie (Péninsule) > Religion.
Arabian Peninsula.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Rites
  • 3. Divinities and Their Roles in the Lives of Humans
  • 4. Fate
  • 5. Afterlife
  • 6. Visual Representation of Deities and the Divine World
  • 7. Amplification and Why Write
  • 8. Worldview: A Reconstruction
  • Appendix 1: Glossary of Divinities
  • Appendix 2: Previously Unpublished Inscriptions
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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