'The Fire Borrowed from Magus': Sacred and Profane Fire Traditions in Pre-Islamic Arabia
The present article analyses beliefs, superstitions and customs related to fire in pre-Islamic Arabia, as reflected in pre-Islamic tradition, Jāhiliyya poetry and medieval Muslim sources. First, the influence of Zoroastrianism on the mental-spiritual life of pre-Islamic Arabs will be explored; in th...
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Peeters
[2019]
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Ancient Near Eastern studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 56, Pages: 329-345 |
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