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Muhammad and the Empires of Faith: The Making of the Prophet of Islam

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9780520974524
DOI
10.1525/9780520974524
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14941186 bytes)
Pages
304\298
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-21 12:52:04

Description

In Muhammad and the Empires of Faith, Sean W. Anthony demonstrates how critical readings of non-Muslim and Muslim sources in tandem can breathe new life into the historical study of Muhammad and how his message transformed the world. By placing these sources within the intellectual and cultural world of Late Antiquity, Anthony offers a fresh assessment of the earliest sources for Muhammad’s life, taking readers on a grand tour of the available evidence, and suggests what new insights stand to be gained from the techniques and methods pioneered by countless scholars over the decades in a variety of fields. Muhammad and the Empires of Faith offers both an authoritative introduction to the multilayered traditions surrounding the life of Muhammad and a compelling exploration of how these traditions interacted with the broader landscape of Late Antiquity.

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