Motif
astral idolatry differentiated by celestial body
astral_idolatry_differentiated_by_celestial_body
A motif of the Covenant and Sacred Bond family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS / THE KORAN. / PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE / SECTION I.; lines 2144-2221 confidence: medium
The passage says Arabian star knowledge came from experience, compares Arabians and Indians as fixed-star observers, and contrasts Greek and Chaldean planetary worship with Indian fixed-star worship.
The passage contrasts Greek and Chaldean worship of planets with Indian worship of fixed stars and says Arabs came to ascribe divine power to stars.
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