The idea of idolatry and the emergence of Islam: from polemic to history
Why and under what circumstances did the religion of Islam emerge in a remote part of Arabia at the beginning of the seventh century? Traditional scholarship maintains that Islam developed in opposition to the idolatrous and polytheistic religion of the Arabs of Mecca and the surrounding regions. In...
| Subtitles: | The Idea of Idolatry & the Emergence of Islam |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
1999.
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| In: | Year: 1999 |
| Series/Journal: | Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Arabia
/ Idolatry
/ History
B Jahiliyya / Idolatry / Islam |
| Further subjects: | B
Civilization, Arab
B Islam ; Origin B Idolatry B Islam Origin |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Print version: 9780521651653 |