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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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press
[2016]
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| Series: | Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Apocalypticism and Eschatology.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3366/j.ctt1bh2kq7 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. From zahir to batin: An Introduction to Fatimid Hermeneutics
- 2. Oaths, Taxes and Tithes: Organising an Imminent Utopia
- 3. Ta'wil of an Apocalyptic Transcript I: The Book of Unveiling
- 4. Ta'wil of an Apocalyptic Transcript II: The Book of Righteousness and True Guidance
- 5. To Temper an Imminent Eschatology: The Contributions of al-Mahdi and Qadi l-Nu'man
- 6. A Spiritual Progression to a New Eschatological Centre: The Ta'wil al-da'd'im on the Hajj
- 7. Actualising the End: The Nizari Declaration of the Resurrection
- 8. From Movement to Text: The Haft-bab.