The idols of the Arabs

Author(s)

• Maqrīzī, Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī
• Lecker, Michael
• Perlman, Yaara

Bibliographic Information

The idols of the Arabs

critical edition and introduction by Michael Lecker ; annotated translation by Yaara Perlman

（Bibliotheca Maqriziana, v. 8 . Al-Maqrīzī's al-Ḫabar ʿan al-bašar ; v. 4, Section 2）

Brill, c2022

Note

In English and Arabic

"Opera Maiora"--on added t.p.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The chapter about idol worship in Maqrizi's Universal History includes excerpts from books that are no longer extant. They make it harder to argue against the import or even the very existence of pre-Islamic idol worship.

Table of Contents

Preface List of Plates Abbreviations Introduction 1 Idols in Conversion Reports 2 Mecca 3 Medina (Yatrib) ( 110-117) 4 Idols and Treasuries Notes on the Edition and the Translation Plates Abbreviations and Symbols Critical Edition and Translation of al-Maqrizi's al-Habar 'an al-basar, vol. IV, Section 2: The Idols of the Arabs Section on the Idols of the Arabs [Their asnam and awtan] Wadd Suwa' Yagut Ya'uq Nasr Hubal Isaf and Na'ilah Sa'd 'A'im Du l-Sara Ruda Damar Al-Haris, Sahr, Sams, al-Biham, al-Qayn, Safr, al-Hibs, Gayyan, Isaf, Samul, Husa, al-Timm, al-Samh Saf, al-DibaG, al-Zabr Huzzam Manaf Dawar Al-Fals Nuhm Al-Su'ayr Al-Uqaysir Al-'Urayf Al-Halal Ahmas 'Amm Anas Al-Surayr, Ganm, Du l-Kaffayni Al-Sariq Marsug Al-Bayda' Kulal Al-Hamis Al-Mukaymin Yalil Barkulan Qurs Al-'Abd Al-Guta Farrad Za'bal Al-Galsad Humam 'Awd Saqb Section on al-Gibt and al-tagut Al-'Uzza Allat Manat Du l-Ka'abat Du l-Halasah The Ka'bah of NaGran Riyam Al-Qalis/al-Qullays Al-HuGam The account of Dat Anwat Ansab Ruda Buss Fire Temple Al-Sa'idah Bibliography List of Quoted Manuscripts Index of Qur'anic Verses Index of Verses of Poetry Index of Prophetic Traditions Index of Names (People and Places) Index of Technical Terms Index of Quoted Titles in al-Habar 'an al-basar Index of Sources in al-Habar 'an al-basar Index of Glosses Facsimile of MS Fatih 4339 (Istanbul, Suleymaniye Kutuphanesi), Fols. 30a-48b

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Details

• NCID: BC12075140
• ISBN:
  • 9789004499836
• LCCN: 2021057536
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: engara
• Original Language Code: ara
• Place of Publication: Leiden
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 381 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : CS1549.5
  • DC23 : 202/.18
  • DC23 : 202.18
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Maqrīzī, Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī, 1364-1442. Khabar ʻan al-bashar fī ansāb al-ʻArab wa-nasab Sayyid al-Bashar
  • LCSH : Idolatry -- Arabian Peninsula -- History
  • LCSH : Idols and images -- Worship
  • LCSH : Maqrīzī, Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī, 1364-1442. Khabar ʿan al-bashar fī ansāb al-ʿArab wa-nasab Sayyid al-Bashar
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB17743667