Robert Hoyland: Late Antiquity and the Origins of Islam

In this video I have the pleasure of sitting down with scholar and friend, Professor Robert Hoyland. Professor Hoyland is the Professor of Late Antiquity and Muslim History at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. He read Oriental Studies at Oxford University. He is the author of many important works in Islamic Studies including, Islam as Others Saw It and In God's Path.

Today we discuss Robert's entry into the field, the historical environment around the origins of Islam, the development of the Arabic language, and the development of debates in the field of Islamic Studies.

*We came across a few technical difficulties while recording. In case you may find some of the audio at certain points hard to understand, I have added captions for the interview. So please turn them on if you need. *

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