Contemporary Muslim apocalyptic literature /
Cook, David, 1966-
Contemporary Muslim apocalyptic literature / David Cook. - 1st ed. - Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2005. - x, 272 p. ; 24 cm. - Religion and politics .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-255) and index.
Classical Muslim apocalyptic literature -- Building a new vision of the future in the wake of the six days' war -- Interpretations of the present -- The controversy about dating the end of the world -- Quran 17:48 from Banu Israil to the state of Israel -- The mahdi and world conquest -- Prophecies of America, the Second Ad, and its downfall -- Apocalyptic predictions concerning Afghanistan and the Taliban -- The figure of the antichrist -- Problems with the texts and how they are overcome -- Conclusions.
0815630581 (hardcover (cloth) : alk. paper)
2005011242
Islamic eschatology.
Apocalyptic literature--History and criticism.
Islam--21st century.
BP166.8 COO / .C65 2005
BP 166.8 COO
Contemporary Muslim apocalyptic literature / David Cook. - 1st ed. - Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2005. - x, 272 p. ; 24 cm. - Religion and politics .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-255) and index.
Classical Muslim apocalyptic literature -- Building a new vision of the future in the wake of the six days' war -- Interpretations of the present -- The controversy about dating the end of the world -- Quran 17:48 from Banu Israil to the state of Israel -- The mahdi and world conquest -- Prophecies of America, the Second Ad, and its downfall -- Apocalyptic predictions concerning Afghanistan and the Taliban -- The figure of the antichrist -- Problems with the texts and how they are overcome -- Conclusions.
0815630581 (hardcover (cloth) : alk. paper)
2005011242
Islamic eschatology.
Apocalyptic literature--History and criticism.
Islam--21st century.
BP166.8 COO / .C65 2005
BP 166.8 COO