The city of the moon god : religious traditions of Harran /

The city of the moon god : religious traditions of Harran /

This study treats the religious and intellectual history of the city of Harran (Eastern Turkey) from biblical times down to the establishment of Islam. The author starts from the well-known reference in the Qur'an and the early Islamic histories to the people of Harran as Sabians, one of the &#...

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Main Author: Green, Tamara M.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1992.

Series: Religions in the Graeco-Roman World 114.
Religions in the Graeco-Roman World Online, ISBN: 9789004299672.

Subjects:

Cults > Turkey > Harran.
Moon worship.
Islam > Origin.
Cults.
Religion.
Harran (Turkey) > Religion.
Turkey > Harran.

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Call Number: BL2320 .G74 1992

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Summary:This study treats the religious and intellectual history of the city of Harran (Eastern Turkey) from biblical times down to the establishment of Islam. The author starts from the well-known reference in the Qur'an and the early Islamic histories to the people of Harran as Sabians, one of the 'peoples of the book.' The author unravels strands of religious tradition in Harran that run from the old Semitic planetary cults through Hellenistic hermeticism, gnosticism, and Neo-Pythagoreanism and Christian cults to esoteric Islamic sects such as the Sufis and Shiites.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 232 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-224) and index.
ISBN:9789004301429
ISSN:0927-7633 ;
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