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Prophecy and the fundamentalist quest : an integrative study of Christian and Muslim apocalyptic religion / Farzana Hassan ; foreword by John S. Niles.

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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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
  • Apocalyptic literature > History and criticism
  • Armageddon > Biblical teaching
  • Eschatology > Biblical teaching
  • Eschatology > Comparative studies
  • Islamic eschatology
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-178) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
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.
ISBN
  • 9780786433001 (softcover : alk. paper)
  • 0786433000 (softcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2007049731