Studies in Muslim Apocalyptic

A detailed study on the nature of Muslim apocalyptic material in Islam, both Sunnī and Shī ʻ ī. Taking a transcultural perspective by also discussing Christian and Jewish apocalyptic traditions, it offers in eight studies and three appendices a typology of apocalypses and many new insights into t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cook, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : Gerlach Press, 2020.
Colección:SLAEI - Studies in Late Antiquity and Early Islam Ser.
Temas:
Apocalyptic literature.
Islamic literature > History and criticism.
Islamic eschatology.
Apocalyptic literature > History and criticism.
Eschatologie islamique.
Littérature apocalyptique > Histoire et critique.
Littérature apocalyptique.
Littérature islamique > Histoire et critique.
Apocalyptic literature
Islamic eschatology
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Sumario:A detailed study on the nature of Muslim apocalyptic material in Islam, both Sunnī and Shī ʻ ī. Taking a transcultural perspective by also discussing Christian and Jewish apocalyptic traditions, it offers in eight studies and three appendices a typology of apocalypses and many new insights into the matter. For instance, historical apocalypses as well as apocalyptic figures, like the Dajjāl, the Sufyānī and the Mahdī are discussed. Moreover, apocalyptic ḥadīth literature, in particular Nuʻaym b. Ḥammād's (d. 844) Kitāb al-Fitan, and apocalyptic material in tafsīr works are presented. The author.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (485 p.).
ISBN:3959941218
9783959941211

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