An apocalyptic history of the early Fatimid empire /

How can religion transform a society? This book investigates the ways in which a medieval Islamic movement harnessed Quranic visions of utopia to construct one of the most brilliant and lasting empires in Islamic history (979-1171). The Fatimids' apocalyptic vision of their central place in an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Velji, Jamel A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2016]
Colección:Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Apocalypticism and Eschatology.
Temas:
647-1517
Fatimites > History.
Islam > Africa, North > History.
Fātimides > Histoire.
Islam > Afrique du Nord > Histoire.
RELIGION > Islam > History.
Fatimites.
Islam.
Africa, North > History > 647-1517.
Afrique du Nord > Histoire > 647-1517.
North Africa.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. From zahir to batin: An Introduction to Fatimid Hermeneutics
  • 2. Oaths, Taxes and Tithes: Organising an Imminent Utopia
  • 3. Ta'wil of an Apocalyptic Transcript I: The Book of Unveiling
  • 4. Ta'wil of an Apocalyptic Transcript II: The Book of Righteousness and True Guidance
  • 5. To Temper an Imminent Eschatology: The Contributions of al-Mahdi and Qadi l-Nu'man
  • 6. A Spiritual Progression to a New Eschatological Centre: The Ta'wil al-da'd'im on the Hajj
  • 7. Actualising the End: The Nizari Declaration of the Resurrection
  • 8. From Movement to Text: The Haft-bab.

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