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SUMMARY:Muhammad's Community and the Spread of Monotheism in Late Antique Arabia
DTSTART:20161208T230000Z
DTEND:20161209T003000Z
DESCRIPTION:From Yemen to the Persian Gulf to the eastern shores of th
 e Red Sea\, monotheism\, principally in the form of Christianity and J
 udaism\, was spreading its tentacles around the edges of the Arabian p
 eninsula in the Late Antique period and by the time Muhammad began his
  preaching\, around 610 AD\, of Muhammad\, it had begun to penetrate t
 he land's vast interiors. It used to be thought that the Qur'an was a 
 reaction to paganism\, but now it is becoming increasingly evident tha
 t it should be understood rather as a response to the Judeo-Christian 
 currents swirling around its birth place in west Arabia. But why did M
 uhammad and his followers not simply adopt one of the two established 
 monotheist faiths\, what was their objection to them and what was the 
 nature of their new community? This talk will look at some of the new 
 discoveries of Christian and Jewish remains in Arabia and present the 
 latest perspectives on the origins of Islam and the Muslim community.
LOCATION:ISAW Lecture Hall
CONTACT:isaw@nyu.edu
CLASS:PUBLIC
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