Animal Sacrifice and the Origins of Islam

ISBN-13: 9781316511862 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 350 str.

Maryland) Wheeler Brannon (United States Naval Academy

Opis

Uses textual analysis and various types of material evidence to gain insight into the role of animal sacrifice in Islam.

Spis treści

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.