Mu?ammad and His Followers in Context
The Religious Map of Late Antique Arabia
Published on 2. November 2023
Book
Hardback
388 pages
978-90-04-68712-7 (ISBN)
Description
This title is published in Open Access with the support of the University of Helsinki Library.
The book surveys and analyzes changes in religious groups and identities in late antique Arabia, ca. 300-700 CE. It engages with contemporary and material evidence: for example, inscriptions, archaeological remains, Arabic poetry, the Qur?an, and the so-called Constitution of Medina. Also, it suggests ways to deal with the later Arabic historiographical and other literary texts. The issue of social identities and their processes are central to the study. For instance, how did Arabian ethnic and religious identities intersect on the eve of Islam? The book suggests that the changes in social groups were more piecemeal than previously thought.
The book surveys and analyzes changes in religious groups and identities in late antique Arabia, ca. 300-700 CE. It engages with contemporary and material evidence: for example, inscriptions, archaeological remains, Arabic poetry, the Qur?an, and the so-called Constitution of Medina. Also, it suggests ways to deal with the later Arabic historiographical and other literary texts. The issue of social identities and their processes are central to the study. For instance, how did Arabian ethnic and religious identities intersect on the eve of Islam? The book suggests that the changes in social groups were more piecemeal than previously thought.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
7 farbige Abbildungen
7 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
862 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-68712-7 (9789004687127)
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Ilkka Lindstedt, Ph.D. (2014), is Lecturer in Islamic theology at the University of Helsinki. He deals with pre-Islamic Arabia, early Islam, Arabic historiography, and Arabic epigraphy. Recent publications include: Ilkka Lindstedt, Nina Nikki, and Riikka Tuori (eds.), Religious Identities in Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages: Walking Together & Parting Ways, Brill 2022.
Content
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
A Note on Style
1 Introduction
?1?Prolegomena and Methodological Considerations
?2?Ethnic, Linguistic, and Tribal Situation in Arabia before Islam
2 Judaism
?1?Judaism in Late Antiquity
?2?The Arabian Context
?3?Conclusions
3 Christianity
?1?Christianity in Late Antiquity
?2?The Arabian Context
?3?Conclusions
4 Gentiles
?1?Introduction
?2?Idolatry and Polytheism in Arabia
?3?Gentile Monotheism in Arabia
?4?The Idea of Abrahamic Descent in Arabia before Islam
?5?An Excursus to Later Arabic Historiography: ?Abd al-Mu??alib's Dream
?6?Conclusions
5 The Rise of the Gentile Prophet in Mecca
?1?Introduction and Methodological Considerations
?2?Mecca
?3?Excursus: Arabic Historiography on the Meccan Period
?4?Conclusions on the Meccan Period
6 The Founding and Consolidating of the Community in Medina
?1?The "Constitution" of Medina
?2?The Believers in the Medinan Qur?an
?3?The People of the Book in the Medinan Period
?4?The Jews in the Qur?an
?5?The Christians in the Qur?an
?6?Inna al-din ?inda Allah al-islam
?7?Gentile Purity and Dietary Regulations
?8?The Eschaton Postponed?
?9?Excursus: Arabic Historiography and the Medinan Era
?10?Conclusions on the Medinan Era
7 Near-Contemporary Non-Arabic Views on the Prophet and His Community
?1?Near-Contemporary Non-Arabic Views on the Prophet's Community
8 Concluding toward Early Islamic Times
?1?"No Two Religions"
?2?Conclusions
Bibliography
Index
List of Figures
A Note on Style
1 Introduction
?1?Prolegomena and Methodological Considerations
?2?Ethnic, Linguistic, and Tribal Situation in Arabia before Islam
2 Judaism
?1?Judaism in Late Antiquity
?2?The Arabian Context
?3?Conclusions
3 Christianity
?1?Christianity in Late Antiquity
?2?The Arabian Context
?3?Conclusions
4 Gentiles
?1?Introduction
?2?Idolatry and Polytheism in Arabia
?3?Gentile Monotheism in Arabia
?4?The Idea of Abrahamic Descent in Arabia before Islam
?5?An Excursus to Later Arabic Historiography: ?Abd al-Mu??alib's Dream
?6?Conclusions
5 The Rise of the Gentile Prophet in Mecca
?1?Introduction and Methodological Considerations
?2?Mecca
?3?Excursus: Arabic Historiography on the Meccan Period
?4?Conclusions on the Meccan Period
6 The Founding and Consolidating of the Community in Medina
?1?The "Constitution" of Medina
?2?The Believers in the Medinan Qur?an
?3?The People of the Book in the Medinan Period
?4?The Jews in the Qur?an
?5?The Christians in the Qur?an
?6?Inna al-din ?inda Allah al-islam
?7?Gentile Purity and Dietary Regulations
?8?The Eschaton Postponed?
?9?Excursus: Arabic Historiography and the Medinan Era
?10?Conclusions on the Medinan Era
7 Near-Contemporary Non-Arabic Views on the Prophet and His Community
?1?Near-Contemporary Non-Arabic Views on the Prophet's Community
8 Concluding toward Early Islamic Times
?1?"No Two Religions"
?2?Conclusions
Bibliography
Index