Arab deities - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Arab deities - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Lecker, Michael

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1060650
Doc. NO	:	ALei1047
Main Entry	:	Lecker, Michael
Title & Author	:	Arab deities - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Lecker, Michael
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(3,103 words)
Abstract	:	Arab deities and their worship were essential characteristics of the Arabian Peninsula before the advent of Islam. The uneven coverage of the Peninsula in the literary sources leaves most of it in the dark, and archaeology has not yet closed the gap. The claim that idol worship was declining is, however, refuted by many details about idols and their worshippers in a variety of contexts. The pre-Islamic idols of Islam’s holy cities Mecca and Medina are better known than those of other parts of the Peninsula, but idols
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei1047.pdf