The Book of Tribulations: The Syrian Muslim Apocalyptic Tradition - Couverture rigide

Livre 4 sur 5: Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Apocalypticism and Eschatology

Al-Marwazi, Nu'aym B. Hammad

 
9781474424103: The Book of Tribulations: The Syrian Muslim Apocalyptic Tradition

Synopsis

'The Book of Tribulations: The Syrian Muslim Apocalyptic Tradition' is the earliest complete Muslim apocalyptic text to survive, and as such has considerable value as a primary text. It is unique in its importance for Islamic history: focusing upon the central Syrian city of Hims, it gives us a picture of the personalities of the city, the tribal conflicts within, the tensions between the proto-Muslim community and the majority Christian population, and above all details about the wars with the Byzantines. Additionally, Nuaym gives us a range of both the Umayyad and the Abbasid official propaganda, which was couched in apocalyptic and messianic terms.

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David Cook is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University, Houston (Texas).

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