The religion and rituals of the nomads of pre-Islamic Arabia : a reconstruction based on the Safaitic inscriptions /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Al-Jallad, Ahmad, author.
Imprint:Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]
Description:xiv, 150 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Ancient languages and civilizations ; volume 1
Subject:
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12733385
Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:9789004504264
9004504265
9789004504271
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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"--
Other form:Online version: Al-Jallad, Ahmad. Religion and rituals of the nomads of pre-Islamic Arabia Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022] 9789004504271