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Book of Idols
(Hardback)
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Book of Idols
Contributors:
By (Author) Ibn al-Kalbi
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Middle Eastern history
Religious and ceremonial art
Dewey:
202.18
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
74
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
28g
Description
Here, in the translation and edition of Nabih A. Faris of the American University at Beirut, is the text of the unique Arabic source on the idols and worship of pagan Arabia. The influence of pagan Arabia on the development of Islam is increasingly recognized by modern scholars, and this is an important key to its understanding. Princeton Oriental
