An apocalyptic history of the early Fatimid empire /

How can religion transform a society? 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). The Fatimids' apocalyptic vision of their central place in an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Velji, Jamel A. (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2016]
Series:Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Apocalypticism and Eschatology.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1584873