Contemporary Muslim Apocalyptic Literature

by David Cook

Book Overview

Although apocalyptic visions and predictions have long been part of classical and contemporary Islam, this book is the first scholarly work to cover this disparate but influential body of writing. David Cook puts the literature in context by examining not only the ideological concerns prompting apocalyptic material but its interconnection with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Arab relations with the United States and other Western nations, and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815631952
• ISBN13: 9780815631958
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"