Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Note on transliteration and dates
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Religion in the jāhiliyya: theories and evidence
- 2 Idols and idolatry in the Koran
- 3 Shirk and idolatry in monotheist polemic
- 4 The tradition
- 5 Names, tribes and places
- 6 The daughters of God
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
List of abbreviations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Note on transliteration and dates
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Religion in the jāhiliyya: theories and evidence
- 2 Idols and idolatry in the Koran
- 3 Shirk and idolatry in monotheist polemic
- 4 The tradition
- 5 Names, tribes and places
- 6 The daughters of God
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
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- The Idea of Idolatry and the Emergence of IslamFrom Polemic to History, pp. xvi - xviiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1999