The Jihadist Preachers of the End Times: Isis Apocalyptic Propaganda

ISBN-13: 9781474439244 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 320 str.

Bronislav Ost?ansky

Spis treści

Preface; Acknowledgements; Note on Names and Transliteration; Introduction; 1. Anchoring the Subject; 2.The Current State of Research; 3.Structure and Methodology; Chapter 1: The Quest for the Portents of the Hour; 1. Key Apocalyptic Terms and Notions; 2. Main Players of the Muslim Apocalypse; 3. Apocalyptic Sources and Historic Manifestations; Chapter 2: Muslim Preachers of the Approaching End; 1. From Dusty Bookshelves to Spiritual Blockbusters; 2. Modern Muslim Apocalyptic Creativity; 3. The Jihadist Fuse and the Millennial Charge?; 4. Apocalyptic Messengers and Forerunners; Chapter 3: The Topography of the Last Days; 1. From the East to Jerusalem; 2. Symbolism and Imagery of the Apocalypse; Chapter 4: The Spark Has Been Lit Here in Iraq; 1. The Apocalyptic March; 2. From D?biq; 3. To Rome; Chapter 5: The Countdown to the Apocalypse; 1. They Plot, but Allah Also Plots; 2. The Islamic Armageddon; 3. How to Sell the Apocalypse? Chapter 6: A Feeble Folk to Whom No Concern is Accorded; 1. The Apocalypse as a Battlefield; 2. Sunni ‘Apocalypses Light’; 3. Doomsday Visions of the Shiites; Chapter 7: The Hour as Goal and Vehicle: A Summary of ISIS Apocalypticism; Appendices; 1. A Brief Glossary of Muslim Apocalyptic and Eschatological Vocabulary; 2. A Comprehensive Chronological Overview of the ISIS Phenomenon; 3. An ISIS ‘Apocalyptic Reader’; 4. Overview Map; Bibliography; Index.