"The book of tribulations": the Syrian Muslim apocalyptic tradition
The Book of Tribulations 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 t...
Subtitles: | Syrian Muslim apocalyptic tradition |
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh University Press
[2017]
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In: | Year: 2017 |
Series/Journal: | Edinburgh studies in Islamic apocalypticism and eschatology
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Islam
/ Eschatology
/ Homs (Syria)
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IxTheo Classification: | BJ Islam |
Further subjects: | B
Islamic eschatology Early works to 1800
B Hadith B Hadith Early works to 1800 B Islam Sources B Early works B End of the world (Islam) Early works to 1800 B End of the world (Islam) B Islamic eschatology |