Abstract
An examination of the earliest Arabic inscriptions with particular emphasis on statements of faith. It is argued that a full interpretation must take into account visual and material components of inscriptions as well as their locations.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Study of Islamic Origins: |
Subtitle of host publication | New Perspectives and Contexts |
Editors | Mette Mortensen |
Place of Publication | Berlin |
Publisher | De Gruyter |
Pages | 275-96 |
Number of pages | 21 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783110675498 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783110675436 |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Marcus Milwright, ‘Contextual Readings of religious Statements in early Islamic Inscriptions,’ in Mette Bjerregaard Mortensen, Guillaume Dye, Isaac Oliver, and Tommaso Tesei, eds, The study of Islamic Origins: New Perspectives and Contexts, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam – Tension, Transmission, and Transformation 15 (Berlin: De Gruyter, 2021), pp. 275¬–96.Keywords
- Inscriptions
- Epigraphy
- Middle East
- Islam
- Arabia
- Qur'an