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Author:   Ilkka Lindstedt
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   209
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.842kg
ISBN:  

9789004687127

ISBN 10:   9004687122
Pages:   388
Publication Date:   02 November 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of Figures A Note on Style 1 Introduction  1 Prolegomena and Methodological Considerations  2 Ethnic, Linguistic, and Tribal Situation in Arabia before Islam 2 Judaism  1 Judaism in Late Antiquity  2 The Arabian Context  3 Conclusions 3 Christianity  1 Christianity in Late Antiquity  2 The Arabian Context  3 Conclusions 4 Gentiles  1 Introduction  2 Idolatry and Polytheism in Arabia  3 Gentile Monotheism in Arabia  4 The Idea of Abrahamic Descent in Arabia before Islam  5 An Excursus to Later Arabic Historiography: ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib’s Dream  6 Conclusions 5 The Rise of the Gentile Prophet in Mecca  1 Introduction and Methodological Considerations  2 Mecca  3 Excursus: Arabic Historiography on the Meccan Period  4 Conclusions on the Meccan Period 6 The Founding and Consolidating of the Community in Medina  1 The “Constitution” of Medina  2 The Believers in the Medinan Qurʾān  3 The People of the Book in the Medinan Period  4 The Jews in the Qurʾān  5 The Christians in the Qurʾān  6 Inna al-dīn ʿinda Allāh al-islām  7 Gentile Purity and Dietary Regulations  8 The Eschaton Postponed?  9 Excursus: Arabic Historiography and the Medinan Era  10 Conclusions on the Medinan Era 7 Near-Contemporary Non-Arabic Views on the Prophet and His Community  1 Near-Contemporary Non-Arabic Views on the Prophet’s Community 8 Concluding toward Early Islamic Times  1 “No Two Religions”  2 Conclusions Bibliography Index

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Ilkka Lindstedt, Ph.D. (2014), is Lecturer in Islamic theology at the University of Helsinki. He deals with pre-Islamic Arabia, early Islam, Arabic historiography, and Arabic epigraphy. Recent publications include: Ilkka Lindstedt, Nina Nikki, and Riikka Tuori (eds.), Religious Identities in Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages: Walking Together & Parting Ways, Brill 2022.

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