POLS 3260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Islamic Fundamentalism, Borjigin, Christian Fundamentalism
11 Dec 2013
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Eight terms picked off of 24, 2 essay questions from 10 options. History of islam begins with history of the prophet mohammed. Born in 570 in arabia belonging to a major clan belonging to the koroush family. Mecca at that time was a major city in terms of trade, and also because of the center of polytheism idol worshipping. Mohammed was against idol worshipping and he rose against this and as a result he became target of attack by trade caravans (due to tourism), different clans, etc. Mohammed was hired by khadija- controller of a major caravan company and was promoted and was moving with the caravans through countries. He married khadija and stayed with him monogamous. After her death he married other women. He had nightly journeys and meditation this is where it was believed that he received revelations through the arch angel gabriel.
