Scripts and scripture: writing and religion in arabia circa 500-700 ce
Éditeur :
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
ISBN :
9781614910732
Date de publication :
22 déc. 2022
Dimensions :
25,3 x 19,0 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
749 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
How did Islam's sacred scripture, the Arabic Qur'an, emerge from western Arabia at a time when the region was religiously fragmented and lacked a clearly established tradition of writing to render the Arabic language? The studies in this volume address different aspects of this question.