Idea of Idolatry and the Emergence of Islam From Polemic to History

Name: Idea of Idolatry and the Emergence of Islam From Polemic to History
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ISBN: 9780521028462

ISBN-10: 0521028469

ISBN-13: 9780521028462

Edition: 2006

Authors: G. R. Hawting, David Morgan

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Why and under what circumstances did the religion of Islam emerge in a remote part of Arabia at the beginning of the seventh century? Traditional scholarship maintains that Islam developed in opposition to the idolatrous and polytheistic religion of the Arabs of Mecca and the surrounding regions. In the first book-length study of pre-Islamic Arabian religion, G. R. Hawting adopts a comparative religious perspective to suggest an alternative view. By examining the various bodies of evidence which survive from this period, the Koran and the vast resources of the Islamic tradition, the author argues that in fact Islam arose out of conflict with other monotheists whose beliefs and practices…

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List price: $49.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/2/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 188
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English



Preface


Note on transliteration and dates


List of abbreviations


Introduction



Religion in the jï¿½ï¿½hiliyya: theories and evidence



Idols and idolatry in the Koran



Shirk and idolatry in monotheist polemic



The tradition



Names, tribes and places



The daughters of God


Conclusion


Bibliography


Index