The spiritual background of early Islam: studies in ancient arab concepts

In a series of essays devoted to key terms and ideas in Islam, Bravmann argues on the basis of pre-Islamic and early Islamic texts for an Arabian background to the rise of the religion. In pursuing a through philological examination of the evidence, Bravmann finds core values and ideas of Islam deeply embeddedin ancient Arab linguistic expression. His work continues to provide a critical element in the debates about the emergence of Islam and cannot be ignored by anyone trying to assess the complex historiographical problems that surroundthe issue

• ISBN: 978-90-04-17200-5
• Editorial: Brill
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 336
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés