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'THE BOOK OF TRIBULATIONS: THE SYRIAN MUSLIM APOCALYPTIC TRADITION'
AN ANNOTATED TRANSLATION BY NU'AYM B. HAMMAD AL-MARWAZI |
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David Cook, Nu'aym B Hammad Al-Marwazi |
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| ISBN 10: |
1474424104 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781474424103 |
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| Publisher: |
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
31 July, 2017 |
| Series: |
Edinburgh Critical Studies in Shakespeare and Philosophy |
| Pages: |
248 |
| Description: |
The first annotated translation of the 9th-century Islamic apocalyptic work The Book of Tribulations the earliest complete Muslim apocalyptic text to survive. |
| Synopsis: |
'The Book of Tribulations: The Syrian Muslim Apocalyptic Tradition' 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, Nuaym gives us a range of both the Umayyad and the Abbasid official propaganda, which was couched in apocalyptic and messianic terms. |
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UK |
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Edinburgh University Press |
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