Animal sacrifice and the origins of Islam
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Animal sacrifice and the origins of Islam
Cambridge University Press, 2022
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Includes bibliographical references(p. 359-458) and index
Contents of Works
- Introduction: William Robertson Smith and the first camel sacrifice camel sacrifice
- 1. Animal sacrifices in the life of the prophet Muhammad
- 2. Burial of camels at the tombs of warriors
- 3. Pagan origins of Muslim Ḥajj sacrifice
- 4. Abraham as the originator of Ḥajj sacrifice
- 5. Distribution of the body of the prophet Muhammad
- 6. Martyred bodies and the demarcation of territory
- Conclusions: Sacrifice and nostalgia for the origins of religion
