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Prophecy and the fundamentalist quest : an integrative study of Christian and Muslim apocalyptic religion
- Title
- Prophecy and the fundamentalist quest : an integrative study of Christian and Muslim apocalyptic religion / Farzana Hassan ; foreword by John S. Niles.
- Author
- Shahid, Farzana Hassan.
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2008.
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Details
- Description
- ix, 185 p.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "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.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-178) and index.
- Contents
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 08-1824
- ISBN
- 9780786433001 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786433000 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2007049731
- OCLC
- 183928568
- vendorOCN183928568
- Author
- Shahid, Farzana Hassan.
- Title
- Prophecy and the fundamentalist quest : an integrative study of Christian and Muslim apocalyptic religion / Farzana Hassan ; foreword by John S. Niles.
- Imprint
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2008.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-178) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 08-1824