It has been brought to my attention that the great Palestinian-American scholar Irfan Shahid passed away earlier this month, on November 9. His funeral was held at Saints Peter and Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church in Potomac, Maryland on November 18. A brief sketch of his life and career can be found here and a wonderfully-detailed interview about his scholarly career can be found here.
His multi-volume Byzantium and the Arabs is foundational for the study of Christianity among pre-Islamic Arabs:
His multi-volume Byzantium and the Arabs is foundational for the study of Christianity among pre-Islamic Arabs:
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