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The apocalypse of empire imperial eschatology in late antiquity and Early Islam

Stephen J. Shoemaker argues that earliest Islam was a movement driven by urgent eschatological belief that focused on the conquest, or liberation, of the biblical Holy Land and situates this belief within a broader cultural context of apocalyptic anticipation that includes early Byzantine Christiani...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shoemaker, Stephen J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press 2018
Edition:First edition
Series:Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion
Subjects:
Eschatology In Literature—history And Criticism
Apocalyptic Literature—history And Criticism
Islamic Eschatology In Literature—history And Criticism
Islamic Eschatology
Eschatology—history Of Doctrines—early Church, Ca. 30–600
Eschatology, Greco-roman
Eschatology In Rabbinical Literature—history And Criticism
Eschatology, Jewish
Imperialism—religious Aspects—islam
Imperialism—religious Aspects—christianity
Imperialism—religious Aspects—judaism
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Collection: DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Stephen J. Shoemaker argues that earliest Islam was a movement driven by urgent eschatological belief that focused on the conquest, or liberation, of the biblical Holy Land and situates this belief within a broader cultural context of apocalyptic anticipation that includes early Byzantine Christianity, Judaism, and Sasanian Zoroastrianism.
Physical Description:VII, 260 pages
ISBN:978-0-8122-9525-2

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