Muhammad and the Formation of Sacrifice by Adna, Gerd Marie

Muhammad and the Formation of Sacrifice (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783631629956)

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Muhammad and the Formation of Sacrifice by Adna, Gerd Marie

Muhammad and the Formation of Sacrifice

$86.65
Muhammad and the Formation of Sacrifice by Adna, Gerd Marie

Muhammad and the Formation of Sacrifice

$86.65
Format: Paperback
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Islam has a festival of sacrifice, id al-adha, which is celebrated each year in the month of pilgrimage. Simultaneous to the celebration and the sacrificial ritual in Mecca, during hajj, sheep, camels and cows are slaughtered all over the Muslim world. The story about how Abraham nearly sacrificed his son, Ishaq or Isma'il (Q 37), is important. Also other parts of the Qur'an contribute to the understanding of the id al-adha. Further, texts from the first 500 years after hijra contribute to a new comprehension of the theology of sacrifice in Islam. In this monograph insights from the wider field of religious and anthropological studies (esp. R.A. Rappaport) are applied to the source texts about sacrifices and rituals in pre-Islam and Islam.

Author: Gerd Marie Adna
ISBN-10: 3631629958
ISBN-13: 9783631629956
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
Language: English
Published: 06/23/2014
Pages: 279
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.80w x 0.60d
By Gerd Marie Adna
By Gerd Marie Adna
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Gerd Marie Ådna is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the School of Mission and Theology in Stavanger (Norway). Her research interests include early Islam and ritual studies as well as contemporary Islam with emphasis on migration and family issues. She is an expert in Christian-Muslim dialogue in Norway and Europe.

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