Messianism and Puritanical ReformMessianism and Puritanical Reform
Mahdĺis of the Muslim West
Title rated 0 out of 5 stars, based on 0 ratings(0 ratings)
eBook, 2006
Current format, eBook, 2006, , All copies in use.eBook, 2006
Current format, eBook, 2006, , All copies in use. Offered in 0 more formatsThis is a book about revolutionary movements of a messianic and millenarian character, led by a "mahdi", in Islamic terms, a charismatic messianic leader. It also addresses the question of mediation between God and men and the political repercussions of this question in the history of the pre-Modern Muslim West. Mahdism is considered in relation to sufi ideas, terminology and symbols which shape notions of authority and of legitimate power when claiming direct, intimate contact between the holy and the divine. The relationship between mahdism and the legitimacy of power, the process by which the messianic paradigm becomes inseparable from the claim to the caliphate are amply discussed. The contents of the book range from the times of the Muslim conquest of North Africa and Iberia, to the first part of the XVIIth century with the end of Muslim Iberia and the beginnings of European intervention in Morocco.
Title availability
About
Subject and genre
Details
Publication
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.
Opinion
More from the community
Community lists featuring this title
There are no community lists featuring this title
Community contributions
Community quotations are the opinions of contributing users. These quotations do not represent the opinions of Nelson Public Library.
There are no quotations from this title
Community quotations are the opinions of contributing users. These quotations do not represent the opinions of Nelson Public Library.
There are no quotations from this title
From the community