The spiritual background of early Islam : studies in ancient Arab concepts /

The spiritual background of early Islam : studies in ancient Arab concepts /

In a series of essays devoted to key terms and ideas in Islam, Bravmann argues on the basis of pre-Islamic and early Islamic texts for an Arabian background to the rise of the religion. In pursuing a through philological examination of the evidence, Bravmann finds core values and ideas of Islam deep...

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Main Author: Bravmann, M. M.

Other Authors: Rippin, Andrew, 1950-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Series: Brill Classics in Islam 4.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2009, ISBN: 9789004223042.

Subjects:

Islam > Terminology.
Islam.
Arabian Peninsula > Social life and customs.

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Call Number: BP163 .B62 2009

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Materials /
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  • Chapter One. The Spiritual Background Of Early Islam And The History Of Its Principal Concepts /
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  • Chapter Two. Heroic Motives In Early Arabic Literature /
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  • Chapter Three. Sunnah And Related Concepts /
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  • Chapter Four - The Ancient Arab Background Of The Qur'ānic Concept Al-Ğizyatu 'an Yadin /
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  • Chapter Five. Bay'Ah \'Homage\': A Proto-Arab (South-Semitic) Concept /
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  • Chapter Six. The Original Meaning Of Arabic Wazir /
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  • Chapter Seven - Allāh's Liberty To Punish Or To Forgive /
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  • Chapter Eight. \'The Surplus Of Property\': An Early Arab Social Concept /
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  • Chapter Nine. The Return Of The Hero: An Early Arab Motif /
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  • Chapter Ten. \'Life After Death\' In Early Arab Conception /
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  • Chapter Eleven. The Hunger Of The Bedouin /
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  • Chapter Twelve - Equality Of Birth Of Husband And Wife(Kafā'ah), An Early Arab Principle /
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  • Chapter Thirteen. The State Archives In The Early Islamic Era /
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  • Chapter Fourteen. The Community's Participation In The Punishment Of Crime In Early Arab Society /
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  • Index Of Arabic Terms /
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