Christian Apocalyptic Texts in Islamic Messianic Discourse

The 'Christian Chapter' of the Jāvidān-Nāma-Yi Kabīr by Faḍl Allāh Astarābādī (D. 796/1394)
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-90-04-32866-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 30, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 499 g

Reihe: The History of Christian-Muslim Relations

In Christian Apocalyptic Texts in Islamic Messianic Discourse Orkhan Mir-Kasimov offers an account of the interpretation of these Christian texts by Fadl Allah Astarabadi (d. 796/1394), the founder of a mystical and messianic movement which was influential in medieval Iran and Anatolia. This interpretation can be situated within the tradition of ‘positive’ Muslim hermeneutics of the Christian and Jewish scriptures which was particularly developed in Shii'i and especially Ismai'li circles. Fadl Allah incorporates the Christian apocalyptic texts into an Islamic eschatological context, combining them with Qur'an and hadith material. In addition to an introductory study, the book contains a critical edition and an English translation of the relevant passages from Fadl Allah’s magnum opus, the Javidan-nama-yi kabir.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mir-Kasimov, Orkhan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Dialog & Beziehungen zwischen Religionen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and Acknowledgements
Conventions and Abbreviations

Introduction
1 Muslim Approaches to the Exegesis of Jewish and Christian Texts
2 The Javidan-nama of Fadl Allah Astarabadi and Its Hermeneutical Theory
3 The ‘Christian Chapter’ of the Javidan-nama and Its Sources
4 Summary of the ‘Christian Chapter’
Conclusion

Critical Edition and Translation
Notes on the Critical Edition, Manuscripts and Translation
The Text of the ‘Christian Chapter’ and Its Translation

Astarabadi Vocabulary
Bibliography
Index of Qur'anic Citations
Index of Citations from the Bible and the Book of the Rolls
General Index

Über Autor(innen)

Orkhan Mir-Kasimov Ph.D. (2007), is Senior Research Associate at The Institute of Ismaili Studies in London. He has published extensively on Islamic mysticism and messianism, including Words of Power: Hurufi Teachings between Shi'ism and Sufism in Medieval Islam (2015).