About this title: Why and under what circumstances did the religion of Islam emerge in a remote part of Arabia at the beginning of the seventh century? Traditional scholarship maintains that Islam developed in opposition to the idolatrous and polytheistic religion of the Arabs of Mecca and the surrounding regions. In this study of pre-Islamic Arabian religion, G. R. Hawting adopts a comparative religious perspective to suggest an alternative view. By examining the various bodies of evidence which survive from this period, the Koran and the vast resources of the Islamic tradition, the author argues that in fact ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780521028462ISBN:0521028469
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Description: From polemic to history. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1999. xvii, 168pp. Cloth, dustjacket, excellent. Why and under what circumstances did the religion of Islam emerge at the beginning of the seventh century AD? The author challenges the traditional view that Islam developed in opposition to idolatry in pre-Islamic Arabia. By examining the evidence which survives from this period, the Koran and the resources of Islamic tradition, the author argues that Islam actually arose in ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780521651653ISBN:0521651654
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: [1999]
ISBN-13:9780521651653ISBN:0521651654
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good-dust jacket; Rear panel of jacket has blind indentations else as new. 0521651654. Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization; 8vo; xvii, 168p., bibliography, index. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PR
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780521028462ISBN:0521028469
Description: New. Why and under what circumstances did the religion of Islam emerge in a remote part of Arabia at the beginning of the seventh century? Traditional scholarship maintains that Islam developed in opposition to the idolatrous and polytheistic religion of... read more
Description: New. Hawting challenges the traditional view that Islam developed in opposition to idolatry in pre-Islamic Arabia arguing that Islam arose in opposition to other forms of monotheism. The author is adept at unravelling the complexities of his material, and readers will find the argument engaging and persuasive. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521028462ISBN:0521028469
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 09/12/1999
ISBN-13:9780521651653ISBN:0521651654
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Edition: First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, Uk; New York, Ny, Usa
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780521651653ISBN:0521651654
Description: Fine in fine dust wrapper. 8vo. ISBN: 0-521-65165-4 Pages: 168. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521028462ISBN:0521028469
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PR
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780521651653ISBN:0521651654
Description: New. Why and under what circumstances did the religion of Islam emerge in a remote part of Arabia at the beginning of the seventh century? Traditional scholarship maintains that Islam developed in opposition to the idolatrous and polytheistic religion of... read more
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