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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cook, David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin : Gerlach Press, 2020.
Series:SLAEI - Studies in Late Antiquity and Early Islam Ser.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (485 p.).
ISBN:3959941218
9783959941211

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