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EP.4--Religion: The Pre-Islamic Environment III (Arabia)
EP.4--Religion: The Pre-Islamic Environment III (Arabia)
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Sep 19, 2011
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Podcast episode
Description
This episode of the World of Islam provides a short introduction to Arabia on the eve of the movement of Muhammad. Among other things, we discuss the problem of sources for the modern historian, the characteristics of Arab life, the religious perspectives of the Arabs, and the relation of Arabia to the two major empires of the time.
Released:
Sep 19, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (56)
EP.11--Religion: Prophets and Prophecy in the Qur'an: This episode briefly introduces the concept of prophecy, its history in the Near East (including the well-developed tradition of Biblical prophets), and the way the Qur'an positions itself vis-à-vis this history. We also discuss the terms nabi and rasul ... by The World of Islam: Culture, Religion, and Politics