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The Arabs and Arabia on the Eve of Islam
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This volume examines the background to the rise of Islam. The opening essays consider the broad context of nomad-sedentary relations in the Near East; thereafter the focus is on the Arabian peninsula and the history of the Arab peoples. The following papers set out the political and economic structures of the pre-Islamic period, and are concerned to trace the evolution of religious beliefs in the area, looking in particular at the role of local traditions and the impact of Jewish and Christian influences.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- General Editor’s Preface
- Introduction
- 1 The Nature of Arab Unity Before Islam
- 2 The Role of Nomads in The Near East in Late Antiquity (400–800 CE.)
- 3 The Bedouinization of Arabia
- 4 Trans-Arabian Routes of The Pre-Islamic Period
- 5 A1-Ḥīra: Some Notes on Its Relations With Arabia
- 6 Pre-Islamic Bedouin Religion
- 7 Idol Worship in Pre-Islamic Medina (Yathrib)
- 8 The Origin of The Jews of Yathrib
- 9 Haram and Hawtah, The Sacred Enclave in Arabia
- 10 Pre-Foundations of The Muslim Community in Mecca
- 11 Mecca Before The Time of The Prophet—Attempt of An Anthropological Interpretation
- 12 The “Sacred Offices” of Mecca From Jāhiliyya to Islam
- 13 Ḥanīfiyya and Ka‘ba: an Inquiry into the Arabian Pre-Islamic Background of Dīn Ibrāhīm
- 14 Pre-Islamic Monotheism in Arabia
- 15 Belief in A “High God” in Pre-Islamic Mecca
- 16 The Ka’ba: Aspects of Its Ritual Functions and Position in Pre-Islamic and Early Islamic Times
- 17 The Role Played by the Organization of the “Ḥums” in the Evolution of Political Ideas in Pre-Islamic Mecca
- 18 The Campaign of Hulubān: A New Light on The Expedition of Abraha
- General Index