Muhammad and the golden bough: reconstructing arabian myth
Auteur :
Stetkevych, Jaroslav
Éditeur :
Indiana University Press
ISBN :
9780253214133
Date de publication :
22 juin 2000
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Poids :
245 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.