عنوان

Animal sacrifice and the origins of Islam /

(Number (ISBN

100905399X

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9781009053990

Erroneous ISBN

9781009054744

Erroneous ISBN

9781316511862

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bc1010907

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Animal sacrifice and the origins of Islam /

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[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Brannon Wheeler.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York, NY :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2022.

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©2022

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1 online resource (x, 471 pages)

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

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.

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"Islam is the only biblical religion that still practices animal sacrifice. Indeed, every year more than a million animals are shipped to Mecca from all over the world to be slaughtered during the Muslim Hajj. This multi-disciplinary volume is the first to examine the physical foundations of this practice and the significance of the ritual. Brannon Wheeler uses both textual analysis and various types of material evidence to gain insight into the role of animal sacrifice in Islam. He provides a "thick description" of the elaborate camel sacrifice performed by Muhammad, which serves as the model for future Hajj sacrifices. Wheeler integrates biblical and classical Arabic sources with evidence from zooarchaeology and the rock art of ancient Arabia to gain insight into an event that reportedly occurred 1400 years ago. His book encourages a more nuanced and expansive conception of "sacrifice" in the history of religion"--

Title

Animal sacrifice and the origins of Islam

International Standard Book Number

9781316511862

Animal sacrifice-- Arabian Peninsula-- History.

ʻĪd al-Aḍḥā-- History.

Islam-- Rituals.

Sacrifice-- Islam-- History.

ʻĪd al-Aḍḥā-- Histoire.

Islam-- Rituel.

Sacrifice d'animaux-- Arabie (Péninsule)-- Histoire.

Sacrifice-- Islam-- Histoire.

Animal sacrifice.

ʻĪd al-Aḍḥā

Islam-- Rituals.

Sacrifice-- Islam.

Arabian Peninsula.

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Book number

Wheeler, Brannon M.,1965-

Date of Transaction

20221104111827.0

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rda

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[Book]

270410

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