The idea of idolatry and the emergence of Islam from polemic to history

"In this book G.R. Hawting supports the view that the emergence of Islam owed more to debates and disputes among monotheists than to arguments with idolaters and polytheists. Adopting a comparative religious perspective, the author considers why modern scholarship generally has been willing to...

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Autor principal: Hawting, G. R. 1944- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press 1999.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:"In this book G.R. Hawting supports the view that the emergence of Islam owed more to debates and disputes among monotheists than to arguments with idolaters and polytheists. Adopting a comparative religious perspective, the author considers why modern scholarship generally has been willing to accept the traditional image of the Koranic 'associators', he discusses the way in which the idea to idolatry has been used in Islam, Judaism and Christianity, and he questions the historical value of the traditional accounts of pre-Islamic Arab religion. The implications of these arguments for the way we think about the origins and nature of Islam should make this work engaging and stimulating for both students and scholars."--Jacket.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 152-162) e índice.
ISBN:9780511004346
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