The Golden Age of Islam

David DiMeo
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  • SOCIETY & CULTURE
The Golden Age of Islam

Exploring the cultural, political, intellectual and scientific achievements of the Islamic Golden Age and the relations between Islam and the West during the height of Muslim power.

  1. 09/21/2022

    68 - (6.2) Muslim-Christian Encounters II

    The Caliph al-Mahdi and Patriarch Timothy I had a famous debate at the height of the Abbasid Caliphate about the differences between Christianity and Islam, over a thousand years ago.  It stands as one of the greatest examples of mutual understanding and respect between the two faiths.

    1 hr

  2. 08/21/2022

    67 - (6.1) Christian-Muslim Encounters I

    One of the first Christian writers to write about Islam was the Orthodox monk, St. John of Damascus.  Writing from the center of the Umayyad Caliphate, he offered harsh warnings about Islam in his book of heresies.  It was the first of many attempts of Christian Europe to deal with the coming of Islam, but John is still quoted today as an authority.

    1h 10m

  3. 08/05/2022

    66 (0.3) - The early life of The Prophet

    In this episode, we look at the early biographies of The Prophet Muhammad from his origins to the beginning of his prophetic ministry.

    1h 7m

  4. 07/21/2022

    65 - (0.2) The Religions of Pre-Islamic Arabia

    On the eve of Islam, Arabia was a mixture of hundreds of competing tribal gods, monotheism, Christianity and Judaism.  Sorting the history from the legends of this pre-Islamic past remains a challenging task.

    53 min

  5. 07/06/2022

    64 - (0.1) The Bedouin Culture of Arabia

    Like any religion, Islam was shaped by the culture in which it emerged.  The rules and values of the Bedouin - from the treatment of women to concepts of honor and leadership - would impact the Islamic society that grew out of Arabia.  In this episode, we take a look at that culture to understand what Islam preserved and what it changed.

    1h 8m

  6. 08/02/2021

    63-Ottoman Origins III

    In this episode, we look at the third of the founding sultans of the Ottoman empire, Murad I, whose victory over the Serbs at Kosovo would be invoked 600 years later as a cause for war.

    1 hr

  7. 07/07/2021

    62 - Ottoman Origins II

    As a divided Europe fights among itself, the Ottoman state continues to establish itself as the new power of the age.  In this episode, we discuss Orkhan I, second of the three founding sultans of the Ottoman Empire.

    51 min

  8. 06/25/2021

    61 - The Ottoman Empire - The Beginning

    The great empire that would rule from North Africa to Arabia and threaten the gates of Vienna started from the most humble origins.  The leader of a small Turkish tribe escaping the Mongol advance, Osman the First would lay the foundations of the last great empire of the Golden Age of Islam.

    1h 1m
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Exploring the cultural, political, intellectual and scientific achievements of the Islamic Golden Age and the relations between Islam and the West during the height of Muslim power.

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  • Creator
    David DiMeo
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2022
  • Episodes
    67
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2018 All rights reserved.
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