The Book Of Idols Ibn-Al-Kalbi Princeton Univ Press PB Religion History

Brand/Publisher: Princeton University Press, issued in the Princeton Legacy Library series and printed in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. Title: The Book of Idols: Being a Translation from the Arabic of the Kitab Al-Asnam. Authors: Hisham Ibn-al-Kalbi (author of the original Arabic text) and Nabih Amin Faris (translator into English). Format: English-language trade paperback reprint for adult readers, part of a scholarly nonfiction series in religious studies and history. Cover: Glossy softcover with a color-block design in pale blue at the top, taupe/gray through the middle panel, and bright orange at the bottom, featuring black title and author lettering and the Princeton Legacy Library P logo on the front, spine, and rear. Series and publisher note: Back cover text explains that the Princeton Legacy Library uses modern print-on-demand technology to bring previously out-of-print Princeton University Press titles back into circulation in durable paperback editions while preserving the original texts. Content overview: Presents an English translation of the classic Arabic work Kitab Al-Asnam, offering a detailed account of idols and religious practices in pre-Islamic Arabia, making it a key primary source for the study of Arabian religion, theology, and early Islamic historical traditions. Genre/Topics: Religion and theology, history of religions, Islamic and Middle Eastern history, classical Arabic sources, pre-Islamic Arabian cults and beliefs. Language and audience:...