Queens and prophets : how Arabian noblewomen and holy men shaped Paganism, Christianity and Islam /

Queens and prophets : how Arabian noblewomen and holy men shaped Paganism, Christianity and Islam /

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Author / Creator:	El-Badawi, Emran Iqbal, author.
Imprint:	London, England : Oneworld Academic, 2022. ©2022
Description:	xxiv, 291 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Queens -- Religious life -- Arabian Peninsula. Women -- Religious life -- Arabian Peninsula. Nobility -- Religious life -- Arabian Peninsula. Prophets -- Arabian Peninsula -- History. Nobility -- Religious life. Prophets. Religion. Women -- Religious life. Arabian Peninsula -- History -- To 622. Arabian Peninsula -- Religion. Arabian Peninsula. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13012308

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ISBN:	9780861544455 0861544455 9780861544462
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-283) and index.
Summary:	"Arab noblewomen of late antiquity were instrumental in shaping the history of the world. Between Rome's intervention in the Arabian Peninsula and the Arab conquests, they ruled independently, conducting trade and making war. Their power was celebrated as queen, priestess and goddess. With time some even delegated authority to the most important holy men of their age, influencing Arabian paganism, Christianity and Islam. Empress Zenobia and Queen Mavia supported bishops Paul of Samosata and Moses of Sinai. Paul was declared a heretic by the Roman church, while Moses began the process of mass Arab conversion. The teachings of these men survived under their queens, setting in motion seismic debates that fractured the early churches and laid the groundwork for the rise of Islam. In sixth-century Mecca, Lady Khadijah used her wealth and political influence to employ a younger man then marry him against the wishes of dissenting noblemen. Her husband, whose religious and political career she influenced, was the Prophet Muhammad. A landmark exploration of the legacy of female power in late antique Arabia, Queens and Prophets is a corrective that is long overdue." --The publisher.
Other form:	ebook version : 9780861544462

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Transliteration and Dates
Introduction
Part I. Divine Queens of Pagan Arabia
1. Origins
2. Queenship
3. Divinity
Part II. Matrons of the Prophets
4. Zenobia, Paul, and the Nativist Church (240-337 CE)
5. Mavia, Moses, and Arab Christendom (375-500 CE)
6. Khadijah, Muhammad, and Christian-Pagan Confrontation (505-629 CE)
Part III. Men of the Jahiliyyah
7. Pagans, Pontiffs, and Political Power
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index