The Religion and Rituals of the Nomads of Pre-Islamic Arabia : A Reconstruction Based on the Safaitic Inscriptions

Ahmad Al-Jallad

ISBN 10: 9004504265 / ISBN 13: 9789004504264

Edité par Brill Mär 2022, 2022

Neuware - 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 Arabian nomads prior to the spread of Judaism and Christianity across Arabia. The author attempts to reconstruct this world using the original words of its inhabitants, interpreted through comparative philology, pre-Islamic and Islamic-period literary sources, and the archaeological context. N° de réf. du vendeur 9789004504264

Synopsis :

This book presents a reconstruction of pre-Islamic Arabian religion based on epigraphic and archaeological sources.

À propos de l?auteur: Ahmad Al-Jallad, Ph.D. (2012), Harvard University, is Universitair Hoofddocent in Islamic Origins at the University of Groningen. He has published on inscriptions, writing cultures, and religions of Ancient Arabia and their reception in Islamic-period literary sources, as well as on the comparative grammar of the Semitic languages.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Religion and Rituals of the Nomads of ...
Éditeur : Brill Mär 2022
Date d'édition : 2022
Reliure : Buch
Etat : Neu