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 Arabi...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
Brill
[2022]
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| Edición: | First edition |
| Colección: | Ancient languages and civilizations ;
Volume 1. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009660218006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Rites
- 3. Divinities and Their Roles in the Lives of Humans
- 4. Fate
- 5. Afterlife
- 6. Visual Representation of Deities and the Divine World
- 7. Amplification and Why Write
- 8. Worldview: A Reconstruction
- Appendix 1: Glossary of Divinities
- Appendix 2: Previously Unpublished Inscriptions
- Bibliography
- Index.
