Prophecy and the fundamentalist quest an integrative study of Christian and Muslim apocalyptic religion /
Hassan, Farzana
Prophecy and the fundamentalist quest an integrative study of Christian and Muslim apocalyptic religion / [Texte imprimé] : Farzana Hassan ; foreword by John S. Niles - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2008 - 1 vol. (IX-185 p.) ; 23 cm
Index
Bibliogr. p. 177-178
Sources of Christian and Islamic prophecy -- An historical struggle for ascendancy -- What the prophets of old foretold -- Mahdi, Islam's archetypal redeemer, and other Muslim messiahs -- Jesus: son of God or Muslim prophet? -- Christian fundamentalism: then and now -- Jihad: a theoretical and historical framework -- Osama bin Laden and his terrorist agenda -- The world today -- Conclusion: beyond prophecy.
"This work traces the origins of apocalyptic prophecy in Christianity and Islam through in-depth examinations of several texts found within the Bible, the Quran, and the Hadith. The religious prophecies discussed in this book are largely focused on end-time or apocalyptic scenarios"--Provided by publisher.
9780786433001 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786433000 (softcover : alk. paper)
Islamic eschatology Eschatology Armageddon Eschatology Apocalyptic literature
217.8 298.6127
Prophecy and the fundamentalist quest an integrative study of Christian and Muslim apocalyptic religion / [Texte imprimé] : Farzana Hassan ; foreword by John S. Niles - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2008 - 1 vol. (IX-185 p.) ; 23 cm
Index
Bibliogr. p. 177-178
Sources of Christian and Islamic prophecy -- An historical struggle for ascendancy -- What the prophets of old foretold -- Mahdi, Islam's archetypal redeemer, and other Muslim messiahs -- Jesus: son of God or Muslim prophet? -- Christian fundamentalism: then and now -- Jihad: a theoretical and historical framework -- Osama bin Laden and his terrorist agenda -- The world today -- Conclusion: beyond prophecy.
"This work traces the origins of apocalyptic prophecy in Christianity and Islam through in-depth examinations of several texts found within the Bible, the Quran, and the Hadith. The religious prophecies discussed in this book are largely focused on end-time or apocalyptic scenarios"--Provided by publisher.
9780786433001 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786433000 (softcover : alk. paper)
Islamic eschatology Eschatology Armageddon Eschatology Apocalyptic literature
217.8 298.6127