Magic and divination in early Islam. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Emilie Savage-Smith.
• Editors: Savage-Smith, Emilie
• Contents: Contents: Introduction; Beliefs in spirits among the pre-Islamic Arabs, Joseph Henninger; Hermes and Harran: the roots of Arabic-Islamic occultism, Francis E. Peters; The theory of magic in healing, Michael W. Dols; The rod of Moses in Arabic magic, A. Fodor; The decipherment of Arabic talismans, Tewfik Canaan; Islamic seals: magical or practical?, Venetia Porter; Weather forecasting in the Arabic world, Charles Burnett; Islamic geomancy and a 13th-century divinatory device: another look, Emilie Savage-Smith and Marion B. Smith; Ibn Taymiyya on astrology: annotated translation of three fatwas, Yahya J. Michot; The role of the astrologer in medieval Islamic society, George Saliba; Index.
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 297.39; Magic -- Religious aspects -- Islam; Islamic magic; Divination
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351921015
• Related ISBNs: 9781351921022; 9781351921008; 9781315250090
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