ISBN10: 0860787028, ISBN13: 9780860787020, [publisher: Aldershot, Brookfield, Singapore, Sydney: Ashgate] Hardcover LXIX, 387 p. 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 Editor’s 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 Prophet—Attempt 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 Ka‘ba: Aspects of its Ritual Functions and Position in Pre-Islamic and Early Islamic Times U ...
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ISBN10: 0860787028, ISBN13: 9780860787020, [publisher: Routledge 1999-06-25] Hardcover
[Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1999]

Ashgate Publishing Company , pp. 458 . Hardback. New. Ashgate Publishing Company ISBN 0860787028 9780860787020 [US]

Variorum, Date: 1999. Hardcover. New. 387 pages. 10.00x7.00x1.50 inches. 1999. Variorum ISBN 0860787028 9780860787020 [GB]

Routledge 1999 Hardcover New Size: 9x6x1; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Variorum 1999 Hardcover New 387 pages. 10.00x7.00x1.50 inches.