Sean Anthony: Revising Modern Historical Approaches to the Life and Times of the Prophet Muhammad

Public Lecture | Inekas 3rd Summer School | 2023 Revising Modern Historical Approaches to the Life and Times of the Prophet Muhammad Professor Sean Anthony (Ohio State University) Hosted by: Javad Hashmi (Harvard University) This talk is organized by @inekas. In this talk Anthony discusses his recent book, “Muhammad and the Empires of Faith“, which explores 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. The book argues that, by placing these sources within the intellectual and cultural world of Late Antiquity, one might offer a fresh assessment of the earliest sources for Muhammad’s life, and it also explores what new insights stand to be gained from examining anew the multilayered traditions surrounding his life.