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A Place Between Two Places : The Quranic Barzakh /

For believers in a resurrection of the body, there arises the question of what happens after death but before the Last Day: the intermediate state. For most Muslims, the intermediate state is the barzakh. It is a fantastical and frightening time in the grave. The present study will examine where the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Archer, George (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2017]
Colección:Islamic History and Thought
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • CONVENTIONS
  • CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION, OR "THAT SECOND KINGDOM"
  • CHAPTER II. METHOD, OR "THE BARRIER BETWEEN US AND OUR ANCESTORS"
  • CHAPTER III. AN EXCAVATION OF THE CAVE
  • CHAPTER IV. SLEEP CYCLES: THE INTRA-QURʼĀNIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE BARZAKH
  • CHAPTER V. DREAMS OF MUḤAMMAD: THE MEDIEVAL BARZAKH
  • CHAPTER VI. ORALITY TRANSLATION, SOUL-SLEEP, AND THE MONOTHEISTIC IMAGINATION
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY AND WORKS CITED
  • INDEX