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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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary material
  • INTRODUCTION
  • HARRANIAN RELIGION: FROM THE CITY'S FOUNDATION TO THE FALL OF NABONIDUS
  • HARRANIAN RELIGION FROM ALEXANDER TO THE MUSLIM CONQUEST
  • HARRANIAN RELIGION: SYNCRETISM AND ASSIMILATION
  • HARRAN AFTER THE MUSLIM CONQUEST: MUSLIMS AND SABIANS
  • MUSLIM SOURCES
  • HARRANIAN PAGANISM AND ISLAM
  • HARRAN, HERMETICISM AND ESOTERIC ISLAM
  • THE MYSTERIES OF THE SABIANS ACCORDING TO MUSLIM SOURCES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • GENERAL INDEX.