Late Antique Allāh
Ancestral Arabian Religion and the Monotheistic Zeitgeist
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8132010 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ahmad Al-Jallad (0000-0001-5694-2898, The Ohio State University Columbus Ohio USA), Ahmad Al‐Jallad (The Ohio State University, corresponding author), Hythem Sidky (0000-0003-3532-4809, International Bar Association) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Arabian archaeology and epigraphy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0905-7196 • E-ISSN: 1600-0471 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/aae.70019 |
| OpenAlex | W7129099261 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
This essay addresses the ongoing scholarly tension between the monotheistic interpretations of late pre‐Islamic Arabian religion, pioneered by G. Hawting and P. Crone, and the traditional accounts of rampant Arabian polytheism found in later Islamic literary sources. By integrating the analysis of the Quran and Islamic literary sources with the rapidly growing body of Paleo‐Arabic epigraphy from Late Antique West Arabia, the authors propose a synthesis that resolves this apparent contradiction
Antique · Epigraphy · Islam · Islamic culture · Late Antiquity · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Islamic Studies and History
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |