Meccan Trade and the Rise of Islam / / Patricia Crone.
Patricia Crone reassesses one of the most widely accepted dogmas in contemporary accounts of the beginnings of Islam: the supposition that Mecca was a trading center. In addition, she seeks to elucidate sources on which we should reconstruct our picture of the birth of the new religion in Arabia.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2015 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2015] ©2015 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Gorgias Islamic Studies
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I. The Spices Of Araby -- I. Introduction -- 2. The Classical Spice Trade -- 3. "Meccan Spice Trade" -- Part II. Arabia Without Spices -- 4. What Did The Meccans Export? -- 5. Where Were The Meccans Active? -- 6. What Meccan Trade Was Not -- 7. What Meccan Trade May Have Been -- 8. The Sanctuary And Meccan Trade -- Part III. Conclusion -- 9. The Sources -- 10. The Rise Of Islam -- Appendices -- Appendix 1. The Provenance Of Classical Cinnamon -- Appendix 2. Calamus -- Appendix 3. The Etymology And Original Meaning Of Aloē -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | Patricia Crone reassesses one of the most widely accepted dogmas in contemporary accounts of the beginnings of Islam: the supposition that Mecca was a trading center. In addition, she seeks to elucidate sources on which we should reconstruct our picture of the birth of the new religion in Arabia. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781463209933 9783110663037 |
DOI: | 10.31826/9781463209933 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Patricia Crone. |