The Gods of Pre-Islamic Arabia

With my link, you can get 50% off of Nebula. It’s just $30/year, or $2,5/month, at https://go.nebula.tv/religionforbreakfast Watch SarahZ's "Three Dead Girls I Love": https://nebula.tv/videos/sarahz-three-dead-girls-i-love?ref=religionforbreakfast Thumbnail design by ⁨ @ECHenry Religion for Breakfast videos take a lot of research and collaboration. Patreon support helps fund editors, scholars, and future episodes. Support us here: https://www.patreon.com/c/religionforbreakfast Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters Before Islam, Arabs worshipped many gods. Using newly deciphered ancient desert inscriptions, we explore the forgotten religious world of pre-Islamic Arabia: The goddess Allāt, sacrifice, pilgrimage, fate, magic, and the everyday prayers of ordinary people. 00:00 Intro to Safaitic Inscriptions 3:44 The Goddess Allat (also Rodaw and Dushara) 8:35 The Gods On Humanity's Side (Shams, Ba'al Samin, the Gadds) 15:07 Ritual Practice (prayer, pilgrimage, sacrifice, magic) 25:45 Fate