Description: 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 Islam arose out of conflict with other monotheists whose beliefs and practices were judged to fall short of true monotheism and were, in consequence, attacked polemically as idolatry. The author is adept at unravelling the complexities of the source material, and students and scholars will find his argument both engaging and persuasive.
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EAN: 9780521028462
UPC: 9780521028462
ISBN: 9780521028462
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Book Title: The Idea of Idolatry and the Emergence of Islam: F
Number of Pages: 188 Pages
Publication Name: Idea of Idolatry and the Emergence of Islam : from Polemic to History
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Item Height: 0.5 in
Subject: Civilization, General, Islam / General, Middle East / General
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 10.5 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: G. R. Hawting
Subject Area: Religion, History
Item Width: 6 in
Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
