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

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 nom...

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Subtitles:A Reconstruction Based on the Safaitic Inscriptions
Main Author: Al-Jallad, Ahmad 1985- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Leiden Boston Brill 2022
In:Year: 2022
Series/Journal:Ancient Languages and Civilizations 1
Further subjects:B Religion Philosophy
B Religious Studies
B Religion
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: The Religion and Rituals of the Nomads of Pre-Islamic Arabia : A Reconstruction Based on the Safaitic Inscriptions. - Leiden : Brill, 2022. - 9789004504264
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Summary: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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XVI, 150 Seiten), Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:978-90-04-50427-1
978-90-04-50426-4
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004504271