&quote;The Book of Tribulations&quote;: The Syrian Muslim Apocalyptic Tradition (eBook)

An Annotated Translation by Nu'aym b. Hammad al-Marwazi

Nu'aym b. Hammad al-Marwazi (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
520 Seiten
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-2412-7 (ISBN)

Infos

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 tribal conflicts within, the tensions between the proto-Muslim community and the majority Christian population, and above all details about the wars with the Byzantines. Additionally, Nu`aym gives us a range of both the Umayyad and the Abbasid official propaganda, which was couched in apocalyptic and messianic terms.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.10.2017
• Übersetzer: David Cook
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
• ISBN-10: 1-4744-2412-0 / 1474424120
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4744-2412-7 / 9781474424127