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An Apocalyptic History of the Early Fatimid Empire

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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).

כותר An Apocalyptic History of the Early Fatimid Empire / Jamel A. Velji. [electronic resource]
מוציא לאור Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press
שנה 2016
הערות Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Sep 2017).
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
הערת תוכן ותקציר Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introducing Ismaili Apocalypses -- 1 From ẓāhir to bāṭin: An Introduction to Fatimid Hermeneutics -- 2 Oaths, Taxes and Tithes: Organising an Imminent Utopia -- 3 Taʾwīl of an Apocalyptic Transcript I: The Book of Unveiling -- 4 Taʾwīl of an Apocalyptic Transcript II: The Book of Righteousness and True Guidance -- 5 To Temper an Imminent Eschatology: The Contributions of al-Mahdī and Qāḍī l-Nu ʿmān -- 6 A Spiritual Progression to a New Eschatological Centre: The Taʾwīl al-da ʿāʾim on the Hajj -- 7 Actualising the End: The Nizari Declaration of the Resurrection -- 8 From Movement to Text: The Haft-bāb -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Subject Index
סדרה Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Apocalypticism and Eschatology
היקף החומר 1 online resource (x, 172 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
שפה אנגלית
מספר מערכת 997010701311905171
תצוגת MARC

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