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An Apocalyptic History of the Early Fatimid Empire / Jamel A. Velji.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Velji, Jamel A., author.
- Series:
- Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Apocalypticism and Eschatology.
- Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Apocalypticism and Eschatology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fatimites--History.
- Fatimites.
- Islam--Africa, North--History.
- Islam.
- Africa, North--History--647-1517.
- Africa, North.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 172 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- 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).
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Sep 2017).
- ISBN:
- 1-4744-2710-3
- 0-7486-9090-5
- 0-7486-9089-1
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