The religion and rituals of the nomads of pre-Islamic Arabia : a reconstruction based on the Safaitic inscriptions / by Ahmad Al-Jallad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Al-Jallad, Ahmad, author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Ancient languages and civilizations ; volume 1.

Ancient languages and civilizations ; volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paganism.

History.

Religion.

Arabian Peninsula--Religion.

Arabian Peninsula.

Paganism--Arabian Peninsula--History.

Inscriptions, Safaitic.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 150 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

Summary:

"This book approaches the religion and rituals of the pre-Islamic Arabian nomads using the Safaitic inscriptions. Unlike Islamic-period literary sources, this material was produced by practitioners of traditional Arabian religion; the inscriptions are eyewitnesses to the religious life of Arabian nomads prior to the spread of Judaism and Christianity across Arabia. The author attempts to reconstruct this world using the original words of its inhabitants, interpreted through comparative philology, pre-Islamic and Islamic-period literary sources, and the archaeological context"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction

1. Religion and the Inscriptions of the Pre-Islamic Nomads: From Thamudic B to Safaitic

2. Scope and Methodology

2.1. Previous Works and Present Goals

2. Rites

1. Animal Sacrifice

1.1. Sacrifice before/during Dangerous Activities

1.2. Seasonal Sacrifices

1.3. Location of Sacrifice: The samd

1.4. Thanksgiving?

2. Erection of the nsb Stone

2.1. The nsb, nfs, and Mortuary Installations

3. The Ritual Shelter

3.1. Statues

4. The Pilgrimage

4.1. Time Period of the Pilgrimage

4.2. Pilgrimage Sites

5. Ritual Purity

6. Offerings

6.1. Unspecified Offerings

6.2. Burnt Offerings and Libations

6.3. Images

7. Vows and Oaths

8. Sacred Water

3. Divinities and Their Roles in the Lives of Humans

1. Location of the Deities

2. The Gadds

3. The Gods and Their Worshippers

3.1. Travel

3.2. Far from Home and Reunion

3.3. Assistance and Justice

3.4. Curing Illness and Prolonging Life

4. Sin, Obedience, and Repentance?

4.1. Forsaken by the Gods

5. Malignant Magic

4. Fate

5. Afterlife

1. Burial Installations

2. Invoking the Names of the Dead

6. Visual Representation of Deities and the Divine World

7. Amplification and Why Write

8. Worldview

-A Reconstruction.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Al-Jallad, Ahmad. Religion and rituals of the nomads of pre-Islamic Arabia

ISBN:

9789004504264

9004504265

OCLC:

1267586451