"In Crossroads to Islam, Yehuda Nevo and Judith Koren offer a controversial exploration of the early history of Islam, presenting a revolutionary theory of the origins and development of the Islamic state and religion from the early 7th to the mid-8th century C.E. Many Western scholars recogniz...

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Hauptverfasser:	Nevô, Yehûdā D. (VerfasserIn), Koren, Judith 1948- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Amherst, NY Prometheus Books 2003
Schriftenreihe:	Negev Archaeological Project for Study of Ancient Arab Culture Islamic studies
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 600-750 Araber Byzantijnse rijk Geschichte Islam Arabs > Religion > History Islam > History Islam > Origin Arabian Peninsula > History Byzantine Empire > History > 527-1081 Arabische Staaten
Zusammenfassung:	"In Crossroads to Islam, Yehuda Nevo and Judith Koren offer a controversial exploration of the early history of Islam, presenting a revolutionary theory of the origins and development of the Islamic state and religion from the early 7th to the mid-8th century C.E. Many Western scholars recognize the difficulties of accepting the validity, as historical evidence, of the huge body of Muslim literature, with its detailed account of the rise of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula and the subsequent, religiously inspired invasion of the settled lands beyond; for this literature only started to be written 150 years after the period it purports to describe. But until now, there was little with which to replace it. Nevo and Koren examine in detail the available contemporary evidence, most of which has not been seriously taken into account by most historians of early Islam. It includes official documents and inscriptions of the early Arab State; archaeological excavations and artifacts; legends on coins; and hundreds of Arabic rock inscriptions." "Based on their analysis of this evidence. Nevo and Koren outline a rethinking of the early history of Islam. They argue that the Byzantine Empire withdrew before the Arab Takeover; that the resulting power vacuum led to competition among local Arab chiefs to widen their sphere of control; and that Mu'awiyah was the first historical caliph. They document the evidence that the Arabs were initially pagan and trace the development of Islam from a simple "Indeterminate Monotheism," adopted by Mu'awiyah, to the Muslim faith of the late 2nd century A.H. ("after the bijra": the Muslim era, which counts from 622 C.E., year Muhammad fled to Madinah according to the Muslim sources), in which period they also place the canonization of the Qur'an. The origin of the Arab Prophet, introduced by the caliph 'Abd al-Malik around 690 C.E., is another central issue addressed by the authors' new theory."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 427-450) and index
Beschreibung:	VIII, 462 S. Kt.
ISBN:	1591020832