Book of Idols / / Ibn al-Kalbi.
Here, in the translation and edition of Nabih A. Faris of the American University at Beirut, is the text of the unique Arabic source on the idols and worship of pagan Arabia. The influence of pagan Arabia on the development of Islam is increasingly recognized by modern scholars, and this is an impor...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015] ©1950 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (74 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- Isāf and Nā'ilah -- Suwā' -- Wadd -- Yaghūth -- Ya'ūq -- Nasr -- Ri'ām -- Manāh -- Allāt -- Al-'Uzza -- Dhu-al-Khalaṣah -- Sa'd -- Dhu-al-Kaffayn -- Dhu-al-Shara -- Al-Uqayṣir -- Nuhm -- 'Ā'im -- Su'ayr -- 'Amm-Anas -- The Ka'bah of Najrān -- The Ka'bah of Sindād -- Al-Qalīs -- Supplement -- Index |
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Summary: | Here, in the translation and edition of Nabih A. Faris of the American University at Beirut, is the text of the unique Arabic source on the idols and worship of pagan Arabia. The influence of pagan Arabia on the development of Islam is increasingly recognized by modern scholars, and this is an important key to its understanding. Princeton Oriental Studies, No. 14.Originally published in 1950.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781400876792 9783110426847 9783110413571 9783110442496 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781400876792 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Ibn al-Kalbi. |