Rehabilitating the Spirituality of Pre-Islamic Arabia: On the Importance of the Kahin, the Jinn, and the Tribal Ancestral Cult
This article brings into focus the misunderstood and oft-ignored pre-Islamic spirituality of, primarily, the Hejaz and their religious leaders, the kahins, often uncharitably translated as soothsayers. A combination of factors has limited discussion of pre-Islamic religion, including the persistent...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2017]
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Journal of religious history
Year: 2017, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 137-157 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Arabia
/ Spirituality
/ Nature religion
/ Religious leader
/ Fortune-teller
/ Jinn
/ Ancestor cult
/ Geschichte Anfänge-622
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BB Indigenous religions KBL Near East and North Africa |
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