1999, ISBN: 9780860787020

LXIX, 387 p. Hardcover. Leicht bestoßen, einige Anstreichungen im Buch, sonst ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar / Slightly bumped, markings in the book, otherwise a good and clean copy. - C… Mehr…

LXIX, 387 p. Hardcover. Leicht bestoßen, einige Anstreichungen im Buch, sonst ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar / Slightly bumped, markings in the book, otherwise a good and clean copy. - CONTENTS Acknowledgements General Editors Preface Introduction 1. The Nature of Arab Unity before Islam G.E. von Grunebaum 2. The Role of Nomads in the Near East in Late Antiquity (400-800 C.E.) Fred M. Donner 3. The Bedouinization of Arabia Werner Caskel 4. Trans-Arabian Routes of the Pre-Islamic Period Daniel T. Potts 5. Al-HTra: Some Notes on its Relations with Arabia M.J. Kister 6. Pre-Islamic Bedouin Religion Joseph Henninger 7. Idol Worship in Pre-Islamic Medina (Yathrib) Michael Lecker 8. The Origin of the Jews of Yathrib Moshe Gil 9. Haram and Hawtah, the Sacred Enclave in Arabia R.B. Serjeant 10. Pre-Foundations of the Muslim Community in Mecca Fazlur Rahman 11. Mecca before the Time of the ProphetAttempt of an Anthropological Interpretation Walter Dostal 12. The Sacred Offices of Mecca from Jahiliyya to Islam Gerald R. Hawting 13. Hamfiyya and Kaffia: an Inquiry into the Arabian Pre-Islamic Background of Din Ibrahim Uri Rubin 14. Pre-Islamic Monotheism in Arabia Hamilton A.R. Gibb 15. Belief in a High God in Pre-Islamic Mecca W. Montgomery Watt 16. The Kaba: Aspects of its Ritual Functions and Position in Pre-Islamic and Early Islamic Times Uri Rubin 17. The Role Played by the Organization of the Hums in the Evolution of Political Ideas in Pre-Islamic Mecca Ugo Fabietti 18. The Campaign of Huluban: a New Light on the Expedition of Abraha M.J. Kister. ISBN 9780860787020 Versand D: 5,50 EUR , [PU:Aldershot, Brookfield, Singapore, Sydney: Ashgate,]<