Magic and Divination in Early Islam
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- General Editor's Preface -- Introduction -- 1: Beliefs in Spirits among the Pre-Islamic Arabs -- 2: Hermes and Harran: The Roots of Arabic-Islamic Occultism -- 3: The Theory of Magic in Healing -- 4:...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Milton
Taylor & Francis Group
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | The Formation of the Classical Islamic World Ser.
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| Further subjects: | B
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780860787150 |
| Summary: | Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- General Editor's Preface -- Introduction -- 1: Beliefs in Spirits among the Pre-Islamic Arabs -- 2: Hermes and Harran: The Roots of Arabic-Islamic Occultism -- 3: The Theory of Magic in Healing -- 4: The Rod of Moses in Arabic Magic -- 5: The Decipherment of Arabic Talismans -- 6: Islamic Seals: Magical or Practical? -- 7: Weather Forecasting in the Arabic World -- 8: Islamic Geomancy and a Thirteenth-Century Divinatory Device: Another Look -- 9: Ibn Taymiyya on Astrology: Annotated Translation of Three Fatwas -- 10: The Role of the Astrologer in Medieval Islamic Society -- General Index. |
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| ISBN: | 1351921010 |