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Apocalypse in Islam by Jean-Pierre Filiu (2011, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherUniversity of California Press

ISBN-100520272641

ISBN-139780520272644

eBay Product ID (ePID)111019908

Product Key Features

Book TitleApocalypse in Islam

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

TopicIslamic Studies, Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, Fundamentalism, General, Eschatology, Religion, Politics & State, Middle East / General, Political Ideologies / Nationalism & Patriotism

IllustratorYes

GenreReligion, Political Science, Social Science, History

AuthorJean-Pierre Filiu

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight12.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-049780

Dewey Edition22

Reviews_Apocalypse in Islam makes a crucially important contribution to our understanding of current events._, _The University of California Press is to be praised for adding to the book color plates of 22 lurid covers of these recent novels. These alone are worth the price of admission._, "The University of California Press is to be praised for adding to the book color plates of 22 lurid covers of these recent novels. These alone are worth the price of admission."-- Haaretz, An important work for students not just of Islam but also of religion, politics, and popular culture in general., Carefully outlines what the apocalyptic literature is saying, and places it in a broad historical and theological context. It presents sober and balanced assessments, and is a truly useful resource., _An important work for students not just of Islam but also of religion, politics, and popular culture in general._, _Carefully outlines what the apocalyptic literature is saying, and places it in a broad historical and theological context. It presents sober and balanced assessments, and is a truly useful resource._, The University of California Press is to be praised for adding to the book color plates of 22 lurid covers of these recent novels. These alone are worth the price of admission., Apocalypse in Islam makes a crucially important contribution to our understanding of current events., A fascinating and accessible text. . . . You'll be much better informed after reading Apocalypse in Islam., "Carefully outlines what the apocalyptic literature is saying, and places it in a broad historical and theological context. It presents sober and balanced assessments, and is a truly useful resource."-- The Australian, _A fascinating and accessible text. . . . You_ll be much better informed after reading Apocalypse in Islam._, "Apocalypse in Islam makes a crucially important contribution to our understanding of current events."-- Jihadology

Dewey Decimal297.2/309

Table Of ContentPreface to the English-Language Edition Acknowledgments Prologue: The End of the World Draws Nigh Part One: True and False Messiahs of Islam 1. Archeology of the End of the World 2. Grand Masters of the Medieval Apocalypse 3. Avatars of the Mahdi Part Two: Apocalypse Now 4. Dawn of the Fifteenth Century of Islam 5. Pioneers of the Contemporary Apocalypse 6. The Horsemen of Apocalyptic Jihad 7. The Beginning of the End in Iraq 8. The Grand Return of the Shi?i Mahdi 9. Diasporas of the Apocalypse 10. The Armageddon of Jihad Epilogue: Through the Looking Glass--and Beyond Notes A Contemporary Muslim Apocalyptic Bibliography Index

SynopsisThis is an eye-opening exploration of a troubling phenomenon: the fast-growing belief in Muslim countries that the end of the world is at hand-and with it the "Great Battle," prophesied by both Sunni and Shi i tradition, which many believers expect will begin in the Afghan-Pakistani borderlands. Jean-Pierre Filiu uncovers the role of apocalypse in Islam over the centuries, and highlights its extraordinary resurgence in recent decades. Identifying 1979 as a decisive year in the rise of contemporary millenarian speculation, he stresses the ease with which subsequent events in the Middle East have been incorporated into the intellectual universe of apocalyptic propagandists. Filiu also shows how Christian and Jewish visions of the Final Judgment have stimulated alarmist reaction in Islamic lands, both in the past and today, and examines the widespread fear of Christian Zionist domination as an impetus to jihad. Though the overwhelming majority of Muslims remains unpersuaded, the mounting conviction in the imminence of apocalypse is a serious matter, especially for those who are preparing for it., This is an eye-opening exploration of a troubling phenomenon: the fast-growing belief in Muslim countries that the end of the world is at hand--and with it the "Great Battle," prophesied by both Sunni and Shi'i tradition, which many believers expect will begin in the Afghan-Pakistani borderlands. Jean-Pierre Filiu uncovers the role of apocalypse in Islam over the centuries, and highlights its extraordinary resurgence in recent decades. Identifying 1979 as a decisive year in the rise of contemporary millenarian speculation, he stresses the ease with which subsequent events in the Middle East have been incorporated into the intellectual universe of apocalyptic propagandists. Filiu also shows how Christian and Jewish visions of the Final Judgment have stimulated alarmist reaction in Islamic lands, both in the past and today, and examines the widespread fear of Christian Zionist domination as an impetus to jihad. Though the overwhelming majority of Muslims remains unpersuaded, the mounting conviction in the imminence of apocalypse is a serious matter, especially for those who are preparing for it.

LC Classification NumberBP166.8.F4513 2012