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100	1		_aVelji, Jamel A., _eauthor.
245	1	3	_aAn apocalyptic history of the early Fatimid empire / _cJamel A. Velji.
264		1	_aEdinburgh : _bEdinburgh University Press, _c[2016]
300			_a1 online resource (x, 172 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aEdinburgh Studies in Islamic Apocalypticism and Eschatology
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 150-161) and indexes.
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	_g1. _tFrom zahir to batin: An Introduction to Fatimid Hermeneutics -- _g2. _tOaths, Taxes and Tithes: Organising an Imminent Utopia -- _g3. _tTa'wil of an Apocalyptic Transcript I: The Book of Unveiling -- _g4. _tTa'wil of an Apocalyptic Transcript II: The Book of Righteousness and True Guidance -- _g5. _tTo Temper an Imminent Eschatology: The Contributions of al-Mahdi and Qadi l-Nu'man -- _g6. _tA Spiritual Progression to a New Eschatological Centre: The Ta'wil al-da'd'im on the Hajj -- _g7. _tActualising the End: The Nizari Declaration of the Resurrection -- _g8. _tFrom Movement to Text: The Haft-bab.
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650		0	_aFatimites _xHistory.
650		0	_aIslam _zAfrica, North _xHistory.
651		0	_aAfrica, North _xHistory _y647-1517.
650		7	_aFatimites. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00921954
650		7	_aIslam. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00979776
651		7	_aAfrica, North. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01239515
650		7	_aRELIGION / Islam / History _2bisacsh
648		7	_a647-1517 _2fast
655		7	_aHistory. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01411628
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aVelji, Jamel A. _tApocalyptic history of the early Fatimid empire. _dEdinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2016] _z9780748690886 _w(OCoLC)933273803
830		0	_aEdinburgh Studies in Islamic Apocalypticism and Eschatology.
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