The Religion and Rituals of the Nomads of Pre-Islamic Arabia : : A Reconstruction Based on the Safaitic Inscriptions / / Ahmad Al-Jallad.
"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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| Superior document: | Ancient Languages and Civilizations Series ; Volume 1 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden : : Brill,, [2022] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Ancient languages and civilizations ;
Volume 1. |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (164 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- 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- Appendix 2: Previously Unpublished Inscriptions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.