The Arabs in antiquity : their history from the Assyrians to the Umayyads
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The Arabs in antiquity : their history from the Assyrians to the Umayyads
RoutledgeCurzon, 2003
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 627-667) and indexes
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Description
The history of the Arabs in antiquity from their earliest appearance around 853 BC until the first century of Islam, is described in this book. It traces the mention of people called Arabs in all relevant ancient sources and suggests a new interpretation of their history. It is suggested that the ancient Arabs were more a religious community than an ethnic group, which would explain why the designation 'Arab' could be easily adopted by the early Muslim tribes. The Arabs of antiquity thus resemble the early Islamic Arabs more than is usually assumed, both being united by common bonds of religious ideology and law.
Table of Contents
Prologue - An introduction to the problem by showing how the word Arab is used among modern Bedouin Part I. A Presentation of the use of the word in calssical Islamic sources Part II. A Survey of all relevant occurrencies of the work in Akkadian, Hebrew, Greek, Latin Part III. A Synthesis of the information we have about the living conditions of the groups called Arabs Conclusion Bibliography
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