The apocalypse of empire : imperial eschatology in late antiquity and early Islam /

In The Apocalypse of Empire, Stephen J. Shoemaker argues that earliest Islam was a movement driven by urgent eschatological belief that focused on the conquest, or liberation, of the biblical Holy Land and situates this belief within a broader cultural environment of apocalyptic anticipation. Shoema...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shoemaker, Stephen J., 1968- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2018]
Colección:Divinations.
Temas:
30-600
Eschatology in literature > History and criticism.
Apocalyptic literature > History and criticism.
Islamic eschatology in literature > History and criticism.
Islamic eschatology.
Eschatology > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Eschatology, Greco-Roman.
Eschatology in rabbinical literature > History and criticism.
Eschatology, Jewish.
Imperialism > Religious aspects > Islam.
Imperialism > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Imperialism > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Littérature apocalyptique > Histoire et critique.
Eschatologie islamique.
Eschatologie gréco-romaine.
Eschatologie dans la littérature rabbinique > Histoire et critique.
Eschatologie juive.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Gaia & Earth Energies.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Theology.
RELIGION > History.
Apocalyptic literature
Eschatology, Greco-Roman
Eschatology > History of doctrines > Early church
Eschatology in literature
Eschatology in rabbinical literature
Eschatology, Jewish
Islamic eschatology
Islamic eschatology in literature
Ancient Studies.
History.
Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
Religion.
Religious Studies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • "The reign of God has come": eschatology and community in early Islam
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