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Characteristics of monolatry:
1. transcendent theology
2. moral precepts, rituals, and tabus
1050 Invasion of the Philistines
1. Thorough-going monotheism
2. God is righteous
3. He demands ethical behaviour
may my right hand forget its skill . and dashes them against the rocks.
6 May my tongue cling to the roof of my
mouth
Post-Exilic Age
Upon being liberated by the Persians in 539BCE, the Israelites
rebuild the Temple. They last until 332BCE.
2. Believed in
anthropomorphic gods.
More influential, however, have been the Aryans who came into
Iran around 1100BCE. Of these people, the Medes and the
Persians were most prominent.
Achaemenid Empire (550 to 330 BCE) founded by Cyrus the Great
Parthian Empire (247 BCE to 220 CE)
Contributions to World History
My own suggestions:
Political ideology
National identity
The next two slides were real scenarios in history.
I’d like you to think of how the concept of asabiya
can explain what happened in these.
Most of the tribes were polytheistic, and Mecca served not only as a
trading center but a place for the different tribes to house their idols
in the Kabah.
The Bedouin were gifted poets; oral recitation was a sacred ritual.
Just three things:
1. What was Arabia like before the coming of Islam?
A tribal confederation is
bound by personal
allegiance to Muhammad
and submission to God.
After Muhammad dies in 632, the question
immediately turns to who will succeed him.
It can refer to a
person’s internal
struggle against
temptation and sin.