Poets and Neglected Gods
nArab material culture, because of isolation and the environment, was not highly developed.
nThe main focus of creativity was in orally transmitted poetry.
nBedouin religion was a blend of animism and polytheism.
nSome tribes recognized a supreme deity, Allah, but paid him little attention.
nThey instead focused on spirits associated with nature.
nReligion and ethics were not connected.
nIn all, the Bedouin did not take their religion
seriously.