Muhammad and the Golden Bough: Reconstructing Arabian Myth

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2000
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Demonstrates the existence of a coherent pre-Islamic Arabian myth that was subsequently incorporated into Islamic poetic tradition. This book dissects the Arab-Islamic myth built around Muhammad's unearthing of a golden bough from the grave of the last survivor of an ancient Arab people.

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Demonstrates the existence of a coherent pre-Islamic Arabian myth that was subsequently incorporated into Islamic poetic tradition. This book dissects the Arab-Islamic myth built around Muhammad's unearthing of a "golden bough" from the grave of the last survivor of an ancient Arab people.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 184
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 11 Jul 2000
ISBN 10: 0253214130
ISBN 13: 9780253214133