RT Book
T1 At the origins of Islam: Muḥammad, the community of the Qurʼān, and the transformation of the Bedouin world
A1 Wakeley, James Moreton 1989-
LA English
PP Oxford Bern Berlin Bruxelles New York Wien
PB Peter Lang
YR 2022
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1789134765
AB Introduction: A world made anew -- 1. Muḥammad at Medina -- 2. The community of the Qurʼān -- 3. Approaching the Bedouin -- 4. Muḥammad and the neighbouring desert Arabs -- 5. The origins of the Islamic state -- 6. The Near East before Muḥammad -- 7. The transformation of the Bedouin world -- 8. Arabia in the last great war of antiquity -- Conclusion: The accident of late antiquity -- Bibliography -- List of index terms.
AB "The coming of Islam marks a watershed in world history. A new movement arose from the sands of Arabia. It destroyed old empires and reshaped lands that had been the very cradle of civilisation in its own image. Debate on the origins of Islam is fierce. Far from being born in the full light of history, fundamental issues remain obscure and basic questions, like how the Arabian backwater of the ancient world generated an all-conquering state, often go unasked. This book offers a new and bold explanation for these momentous events. It investigates the growth of a community of believers around their prophet in an Arabian oasis before looking at how their interactions with surrounding nomads set in store truly transformative developments. These developments took on a deeper significance given wider changes witnessed in the late antique Near East, which created the context for the earthshattering events of the seventh century. At the Origins of Islam: Muḥammad, the Community of the Qurʼān, and the Transformation of the Bedouin World unites the near and far horizons of early Islam into one story. It embraces a broad range of sources and comparative evidence to set new courses in the study of Late Antiquity and early Islam"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BP55
SN 9781800796584
K1 Muḥammad : Prophet : -632
K1 Qurʼan : Society
K1 Islam : Origin
K1 Bedouins : Arabian Peninsula : History
K1 Hochschulschrift