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