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Leicht besto�n, einige Anstreichungen im Buch, sonst ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar / Slightly bumped, markings in the book, otherwise a good and clean copy. - CONTENTS Acknowledgements General Editor�s Preface Introduction 1. The Nature of Arab Unity before Islam G.E. von Grunebaum 2. The Role of Nomads in the Near East in Late Antiquity (400-800 C.E.) Fred M. Donner 3. The Bedouinization of Arabia Werner Caskel 4. Trans-Arabian Routes of the Pre-Islamic Period Daniel T. Potts 5. Al-HTra: Some Notes on its Relations with Arabia M.J. Kister 6. Pre-Islamic Bedouin Religion Joseph Henninger 7. Idol Worship in Pre-Islamic Medina (Yathrib) Michael Lecker 8. The Origin of the Jews of Yathrib Moshe Gil 9. Haram and Hawtah, the Sacred Enclave in Arabia R.B. Serjeant 10. Pre-Foundations of the Muslim Community in Mecca Fazlur Rahman 11. Mecca before the Time of the Prophet�Attempt of an Anthropological Interpretation Walter Dostal 12. The �Sacred Offices� of Mecca from Jahiliyya to Islam Gerald R. Hawting 13. Hamfiyya and Kaffia: an Inquiry into the Arabian Pre-Islamic Background of Din Ibrahim Uri Rubin 14. Pre-Islamic Monotheism in Arabia Hamilton A.R. Gibb 15. Belief in a �High God� in Pre-Islamic Mecca W. Montgomery Watt 16. The Ka�ba: Aspects of its Ritual Functions and Position in Pre-Islamic and Early Islamic Times Uri Rubin 17. The Role Played by the Organization of the �Hums� in the Evolution of Political Ideas in Pre-Islamic Mecca Ugo Fabietti 18. The Campaign of Huluban: a New Light on the Expedition of Abraha M.J. Kister. ISBN 9780860787020