The Influence of the Desert on Early Islam
Students of religion today are endeavoring to identify precisely the stimuli which call forth a religious response. This article attempts to display the peculiar effects produced by the desert on thought and imagination. Typical religious emphasis in Islam, like the equality of all believers, fatali...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
1924
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The journal of religion
Year: 1924, Volume: 4, Issue: 4, Pages: 383-396 |
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| Summary: | Students of religion today are endeavoring to identify precisely the stimuli which call forth a religious response. This article attempts to display the peculiar effects produced by the desert on thought and imagination. Typical religious emphasis in Islam, like the equality of all believers, fatalism, the sense of the supernatural, the unity of God, the exaltation of divine sternness rather then compassion, the virtues of hospitality and alms-giving, and the strong sense of social solidarity are interpreted as instances of adaptation to a desert environment. |
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| ISSN: | 1549-6538 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/480445 |