8vo. xv, 321 pp., 1 folding map at rear, publisher’s wrappers, biblio, index, Institut Francais d’Archeologie de Beyrouth, Bibliotheque Archeologique et Historique, T. lxxviii, light foxing to outer edges, margin of lower cover slightly rubbed, otherwise copy clean inside and in mint condition, Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner, Paris, first edition, 1968.

Synopsis

This academic work is a study of the gods and religious practices found in central Arabia at the eve of the rise of Islam. It is divided into three chapters, the first provides an introduction to the religious concepts in Arabia at the time while the second chapter discusses the gods worshipped and the third chapter examines the sanctuaries and places of worship in Arabia.