Todd Lawson (Canada University of Toronto)

Broschiertes Buch

Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam

Qur'an, Exegesis, Messianism and the Literary Origins of the Babi Religion

Beschreibung

This book examines the Islamic roots of the Bahaâ i faith through the Qurâ anic studies of the Bab (Siyyad Ali Muhammad). It sheds light on both the development of the Babi movement and the continuities and discontinuities with Shiâ i Islam.

Autor

Todd Lawson is Associate Professor in the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on mystical Qur'anic exegesis, Islamic thought, Shi'ism and Sufism, and he has written a number of books on Islamic thought and the Qur'an.

Produktdetails

• Iranian Studies
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9780367864668
• ISBN-10: 0367864665
• Artikelnr.: 58438626