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1 online resource (xiv, 150 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
Ancient languages and civilizations, 2667-3770 ; 1 |
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Ancient languages and civilizations ; volume 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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 Worldview: A Reconstruction -- Appendix 1: Glossary of Divinities -- Appendix 2: Previously Unpublished Inscriptions -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
"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 Arabian nomads prior to the spread of Judaism and Christianity across Arabia. The author attempts to reconstruct this world using the original words of its inhabitants, interpreted through comparative philology, pre-Islamic and Islamic-period literary sources, and the archaeological context"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Subject |
Paganism -- Arabian Peninsula -- History.
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Inscriptions, Safaitic.
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Arabian Peninsula -- Religion.
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Paganisme -- Arabie (Péninsule) -- Histoire.
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Arabie (Péninsule) -- Religion.
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Ancient religions & mythologies.
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RELIGION / History
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Inscriptions, Safaitic
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Paganism
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Religion
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Arabian Peninsula
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History
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| In: |
Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR |
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OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) OAPEN |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Al-Jallad, Ahmad. Religion and rituals of the nomads of pre-Islamic Arabia Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2022 9789004504264 (DLC) 2021062731 |
| ISBN |
9789004504271 (ebook) |
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9004504273 (ebook) |
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9789004504264 (hardback) |
| Standard No. |
10.1163/9789004504271. DOI |
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AU@ 000070883958 |
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