Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam: Qur'an, Exegesis, Messianism and the Literary Origins of the Babi Religion

ISBN-13: 9780415495394 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 232 str.

Todd Lawson

Opis

Of the several works on the rise and development of the Babi movement, especially those dealing with the life and work of its founder, Sayyid Ali Muhammad Shirazi, few deal directly with the compelling and complex web of mysticism, theology and philosophy found in his earliest compositions. This book examines the Islamic roots of the Baha’i faith through the Qur’anic studies of the Bab (Siyyad Ali Muhammad) and sheds light on its relationship to the wider religious milieu and its profound debt to esoteric Islam, especially Shi'ism. It will be of interest to students and scholars of Qur'an Commentary, Mysticism, Shi'ism, the modern history of Iran, comparative apocalyptic and messianism.

Recenzje

"The book is useful for readers interested in the esoteric and gnostic traditions of Shi¿i Islam, in the Islamic roots of Babism and in apocalyptic literature in general from a comparative perspective." Oliver Scharbrodt, University College Cork, Ireland

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Commentary and Imitation  2. Voices of the Text  3. Center of Existence  4. The Metaleptic Joseph.  Conclusion: A Hermeneutic Spiral

O autorze

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.