03159nam 2200673Ia 450 991082367120332120200520144314.01-136-62287-X1-136-62288-80-203-80152-010.4324/9780203801529 (CKB)2550000000097504(EBL)958290(OCoLC)798532171(SSID)ssj0000652916(PQKBManifestationID)11940334(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000652916(PQKBWorkID)10659397(PQKB)11680227(MiAaPQ)EBC958290(Au-PeEL)EBL958290(CaPaEBR)ebr10542141(CaONFJC)MIL761446(OCoLC)785925579(EXLCZ)99255000000009750420110510d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGnostic apocalypse and Islam Qur'an, exegesis, messianism and the literary origins of the Babi religion /Todd LawsonAbingdon, Oxon ;N.Y., N.Y. Routledge20121 online resource (239 p.)Iranian studies ;12Description based upon print version of record.0-367-86466-5 0-415-49539-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Qur'an, apocalypse, and gnosis; 1. Commentary and imitation: charismatic text, messianic exegesis; 2. Voices of the text: remembrance and gate; 3. Renewal of covenant: concidentia oppositorum and the primal point; 4. The metaleptic Joseph: the shirt, the Bees, and gnostic apocalypse; Conclusion: hermeneutic spiral; Appendix 1: manuscript of Surat al-Naul; Appendix 2: Surat al-Nahl transcription; Notes; Bibliography; General index; Index of Qur'anic versesOf 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 Babi religion, (and by extension the later Baha'i faith which developed out of it), through the Qur'anic commentaries of the Bab and sheds light on its relationship to the wider religious milieu and its profound debt to esoteric Islam, especially Shi'ismIranian studies (London, England)BabismSacred booksLanguage, styleMysticismIslamMessiahIslamRevelationBabismBabismSacred booksLanguage, style.MysticismIslam.MessiahIslam.RevelationBabism.297.9/2Lawson Todd1948-1750073MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823671203321Gnostic apocalypse and Islam4184604UNINA