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040			_aJSTOR _beng _erda _epn _cJSTOR _dYDX _dOCL _dNT
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050	0	4	_aDT173 _b.A663 2016
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aVelji, Jamel A., _e1
245	1	0	_aAn apocalyptic history of the early Fatimid empire /Jamel A. Velji.
260			_aEdinburgh : _bEdinburgh University Press, _c(c)2016.
300			_a1 online resource (x, 172 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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490	1		_aEdinburgh Studies in Islamic Apocalypticism and Eschatology
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520	8		_aHow can religion transform a society? This book investigates the ways in which a medieval Islamic movement harnessed Quranic visions of utopia to construct one of the most brilliant and lasting empires in Islamic history (979-1171). The Fatimids' apocalyptic vision of their central place in an imminent utopia played a critical role in transfiguring the intellectual and political terrains of North Africa in the early tenth century. Yet the realities that they faced on the ground often challenged their status as the custodians of a pristine Islam at the end of time. Through a detailed examination of some of the structural features of the Fatimid revolution, as well as early works of ta'wil, or symbolic interpretation, Jamel Velji illustrates how the Fatimids conceived of their mission as one that would bring about an imminent utopia. He then examines how the Fatimids reinterpreted their place in history when the expected end never materialised. The book ends with an extensive discussion of another apocalyptic event linked to a Fatimid lineage: the Nizari Ismaili declaration of the end of time on August 8, 1164. This is the first volume in our new series, Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Apocalypticism and Eschatology, edited by David Cook and Christian Lange.
505	0	0	_tFrom zahir to batin: An Introduction to Fatimid Hermeneutics -- _tOaths, Taxes and Tithes: Organising an Imminent Utopia -- _tTa'wil of an Apocalyptic Transcript I: The Book of Unveiling -- _tTa'wil of an Apocalyptic Transcript II: The Book of Righteousness and True Guidance -- _tTo Temper an Imminent Eschatology: The Contributions of al-Mahdi and Qadi l-Nu'man -- _tA Spiritual Progression to a New Eschatological Centre: The Ta'wil al-da'd'im on the Hajj -- _tActualising the End: The Nizari Declaration of the Resurrection -- _tFrom Movement to Text: The Haft-bab.
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650		0	_aFatimites _xHistory.
650		0	_aIslam _zAfrica, North _xHistory.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1584873&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell