This lecture by Prof Ahmad Al-Jallad, and moderated by Michael Macdonald, will present new epigraphic discoveries from the late 5th to early 7th century Hijaz. Prof Al-Jallad will discuss religious continuities and transformations that occurred in this period and their implications on our understanding of the background of Islam.
Ahmad Al-Jallad did his doctoral work at Harvard University in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. He currently researches the languages, writing systems, and cultures of pre-Islamic Arabia and is the Sofia Chair of Arabic at the Ohio State University. He is the author of The Religion and Rituals of the Nomads of Pre-Islamic Arabia: A reconstruction based on the Safaitic inscriptions, among other works.
To register:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82466322183?pwd=Tk5lNlpoUlAzdHRZT0U5Wm5zR3N2Zz09
Meeting ID: 824 6632 2183
Passcode: 566750
