Islam and Iconoclasm: Ibrāhīm and the Destruction of Idols in the Qurʾān
AbstractIn the Qurʾān, Ibrāhīm is portrayed as breaking the idols that his people worship (21:51-73), a story that comes at the crossroads of a number of ethical issues, including the freedom of belief. In this study, I examine the issue through a number of different lenses: Qurʾānic commentary (taf...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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Religion and the arts
Year: 2019, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 195-216 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Koran. Sure al-Anbiyā'
/ Abraham, Biblical person
/ Idolatry
/ Prohibition
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BJ Islam |
| Further subjects: | B
Civil Disobedience
B Qurʾān B Iconoclasm B Ibrāhīm B Islamic jurisprudence B Bamiyan Buddhas |
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