Irving M Zeitlin

The Historical Muhammad

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Produktbeschreibung

In his quest for the historical Muhammad, Zeitlins chief aim is to catch a few reliable glimpses of the birth of Islam and the role played by its extraordinary founder. The result is a rich and highly illuminating portrait of Muhammad that places him within the historical context of his time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Polity Press
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 154mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 286g
• ISBN-13: 9780745639994
• ISBN-10: 0745639992
• Artikelnr.: 22737057

Autorenporträt

Irving M. Zeitlin, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Toronto

Inhaltsangabe

Preface

* Introduction and Overview of the Life of Muhammad

* Donner's Reply to the Skeptics

* Enter Muhammad: An Overview

* The Battle of the Trench

* Chapter One Ibn Khaldun's Social and EconomicTheory

* Bedouins and Sedentary Peoples

* Asabiyah

* Chapter Two Pre-Islamic Arabia

* The Hijaz on the Eve of the Rise of Islam

* Pre-Islamic Religion

* Chapter Three The Role of Abraham, Hagar and Ishmael

* Who was the Sacrificial Son?

* The Islamic Theory that Abraham, Ishmael and Hagar Traveled tothe Valley of Mecca

* Abraham, Ishmael and the Kaaba

* William Muir on the Abrahamic Question

* Muir on the Founding of Mecca and the Abrahamic Legend

* Chapter Four Recent and Current Scholarship

* The Religion of Mecca

* The Kaaba and Its Devotees

* Hanifiya and the Religion of Abraham

* G.E. von Grunebaum, "The Nature of Arab Unity BeforeIslam"

* M.J.Kister, "Al-Hira: Some Notes on Its Relations withArabia"

* Joseph Henninger, "Pre-Islamic BedouinReligion"

* Moshe Gil, "Jews of Yathrib"

* Fazlur Rahman, "Pre-Foundations of the Muslim Communityin Mecca"

* Uri Rubin, "Hanifiyya and Ka 'ba: An Inquiry intothe Arabian Background of Din Ibrahim"

* More on Pre-Islamic Religion in the Arabian Peninsula

* Hamilton A.R. Gibb, "Pre-Islamic Monotheism inArabia"

* W. Montgomery Watt, "Belief in a 'High God'in Pre-Islamic Mecca"

* Uri Rubin, "The Kaaba: Aspects of Its Ritual Functionsand Position in Pre-Islamic and Early Islamic Times"

* Chapter Five Possible Influences on Muhammad'sInspiration

* Jewish Historians on the Jews of Arabia

* Baron on Pre-Islamic, Arab-Jewish Relations in Arabia

* Chapter Six The Jews of Arabia: A Recent Re-Examination

* Chapter Seven Richard Bell's Origin of Islam in itsChristian Environment

* Chapter Eight W. Montgomery Watt's Muhammad atMecca

* The Daughters of Allah or the So-called Satanic Verses

* More on the "Daughters of Allah" Affair

* A Sociological Argument

* W. Montgomery Watt's Muhammad at Medina

* Chapter Nine Muhammad at Medina: William Muir'sAnalysis

* Muhammad and the Jewish Tribes of Medina

* The Battle of Badr

* Current Research on the Massacre of the B. Qurayza

* The Conquest of Khaybar

* Chapter Ten Muhammad and the Jews

* Muhammad and the Jews: G.D. Newby's Re-Examination of theEvidence

* Chapter Eleven Concluding Sociological Reflections

* Abu Bakr and the Ridda

* Notes

* Bibliography

* Index

Rezensionen

"Zeitlin's approach is novel andintriguing."
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

"This book will be of value to serious students of Islamic historyas well as educated readers generally. Both groups will be wellable to navigate the historical and historiographical landscapes ofthe rise of Islam - with the foundational qualities thatenabled it to develop into a world religion. The pursuit ofcertainty in discerning and understanding Muhammad'shistorical biography and the rise of his religious movement isongoing, and Irving Zeitlin has provided a clear, balanced, andplausible account using traditional sources and modern scholarlytheories and interpretations."
Frederick M. Denny, University of Colorado at Boulder

"It is very important for Muslims and non-Muslims alike tounderstand the importance of the Prophet Muhammad because he is socentral to Islam. The Historical Muhammad contributessignificantly to the discussion of the life of the Prophet, asubject highly relevant to our time."
Akbar S. Admed, American University, WashingtonDC