Book of Idols (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780691627427)

Here, in the translation and edition of Nabih A. Faris of the American University at Beirut, is the text of the unique Arabic source on the idols and worship of pagan Arabia. The influence of pagan Arabia on the development of Islam is increasingly recognized by modern scholars, and this is an important key to its understanding. Princeton Oriental Studies, No. 14.

Originally published in 1950.

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Author: Ibn Al-Kalbi
ISBN-10: 0691627428
ISBN-13: 9780691627427
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/08/2015
Pages: 74
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.15d