Sean W. Anthony is a historian of early Islamic history and Arabic literature. After receiving his doctorate from the University of Chicago in 2009, Anthony taught at the University of Oregon (Eugene) and the Ohio State University, where he is currently professor of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures.
MythVision Podcast (MVP) brings you some of the finest information surrounding Mythology. Knowledge from a variety of people in search of a better understanding of ancient text. We discuss mythology, syncretism, astrotheology, gematria, sacred geometry, secret societies, ancient languages, history, prophecy, scholarship, conspiracies, heretical ideas, myth interpretations and much more.
Quran, literally meaning "the recitation" is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God (Allah). It is widely regarded as the finest work in classical Arabic literature. The Quran is divided into chapters (surah in Arabic), which are then divided into verses (ayah). Muslims believe that the Quran was verbally revealed by God to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel (Jibril), gradually over a period of approximately 23 years, beginning on 22 December 609 CE, when Muhammad was 40, and concluding in 632, the year of his death. Muslims regard the Quran as the most important miracle of Muhammad, a proof of his prophethood, and the culmination of a series of divine messages that started with the messages revealed to Adam and ended with Muhammad.
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This is a must watch show for anyone interested in getting to the bottom of the Historical Muhammad question. His book is a gold mine of information about the earliest history of Islam.
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.
0:00 Introductions
4:08 Was there a Muhammad?
7:08 Non-Muslim sources that speak to the existence of a historical Muhammad.
18:40 Evidence of Muhammad’s existence from the Arabic side - the Hijri calendar and Muhammad’s Hijra to Medina.
27:30 Was there an eschatological motivation in the Arab conquest? Apocalyptic literature in the 7th century.
33:58 The compilation of the Quran, how early was the Quran compiled?
41:43 Is the Quran preserved word for word?
44:50 Doctrina Jacobi
53:22 Jesus in the Quran - ‘Isa’, the hostility towards the iconography of the cross in the early Muslim communities.
1:03:42 How did the hadith corpus develop?
1:13:53 Was Muhammad a shepherd or a merchant?
1:20:20 Traditions and legends common to all Abrahamic religions, the Kaaba.
1:28:04 The origins of the name ‘Allah’
1:33:45 The Petra theory, Dhul al-Qarnayn/ Alexander the Great
1:38:20 The sleepers of Ephesus.
1:40:24 Apocalypticism in the Quran
1:47:40 Dr. Sean Anthony’s hopes for the future of scholarship of Islam and the Muslim community in general.
1:55:20 Final remarks.
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