Seminar One:The World Muhammad Made
Prof. David J. Wasserstein (Vanderbilt University, U.S.A)
Date: 15 May 2012Time: 1:00 PM
Finishes: 15 May 2012Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Russell Square: College BuildingsRoom: L67
Type of Event: Seminar
An audio file of the seminar is available here:
Seminar One:The World Muhammad Made
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The birth and conquests of Islam changed everything for Jews. We shall be looking at the following frameworks: the new geographical and political world, legal and social changes, demographic growth and linguistic transformation in the emerging Arab world and the development of networks that created the conditions for a major Jewish cultural re-birth.
