"...the history of early-medieval Arabia is nearly all……" — Barbara G. Walker

...the history of early-medieval Arabia is nearly all legend. Like Buddha, Confucius,… - Barbara G. Walker

"...the history of early-medieval Arabia is nearly all legend. Like Buddha, Confucius, Jesus, and other founders of patriarchal religions, Mohammed lacks real verification. There is no reliable information about his life or teachings. Most stories about him are as apocryphal as the story that his coffin hangs forever in mid-air "between heaven and earth," like the bodies of ancient sacred kings."

— Barbara G. Walker

Air Quotes Air Between Quotes All Quotes Ancient Quotes Ancient Sacred Quotes Apocryphal Quotes Arabia Quotes Between Quotes Between Heaven Quotes Bodies Quotes Body Quotes Buddha Quotes Coffin Quotes Coffins Quotes Confucius Quotes Early Quotes Early Medieval Quotes Earth Quotes Earth Like Quotes Forever Quotes Founders Quotes Hangs Quotes Hangs Forever Quotes Heaven Quotes Him Quotes His Coffin Quotes His Life Quotes History Quotes Information Quotes Islam Quotes Jesus Quotes Kings Quotes Lacks Quotes Lacks Real Quotes Legend Quotes Legend Like Quotes Legends Quotes Life Quotes Like Buddha Quotes Medieval Quotes Mid Quotes Mid Air Quotes Mohammed Quotes Most Quotes Nearly Quotes Other Quotes Other Founders Quotes Patriarchal Quotes Patriarchal Religions Quotes Real Quotes Reliable Quotes Reliable Information Quotes Religions Quotes Sacred Quotes Stories Quotes Story Quotes Teaching Quotes Teachings Quotes Verification Quotes

6 Quotes by Barbara G. Walker

Barbara G. Walker has 6 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

See all 6 quotes by Barbara G. Walker »

More Air Quotes

This quote is filed under Air Quotes, one of 4,448 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the… — Alexis Arguello
Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the ceremonious air of gloom -… — Matthew Arnold
On some summer days in New York City, the air hangs thickly visible, like the combined exhalations of eight million… — Diane Ackerman
It's much easier to wear a Chairman Mao button and shake your fists in the air and all that, then… — Lester Bangs
Let us never forget this: since the day of the air, the old frontiers are gone. When you think of… — Stanley Baldwin
Lexington did launch its air group when a Japanese carrier was reported. — Jack Adams
Kisses, even to the air, are beautiful. — Drew Barrymore
I love roller coasters that make my stomach drop. One ride in Las Vegas, the Big Shot, straps you into… — Drew Barrymore
Obviously, the young dancers lack a certain air of maturity. — Mikhail Baryshnikov
The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world. — Alexander Graham Bell
A rose is the visible result of an infinitude of complicated goings on in the bosom of the earth and… — Clive Bell
When friendship disappears then there is a space left open to that awful loneliness of the outside world which is… — Hilaire Belloc

See all 4,448 Air Quotes »