TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cook,David
TI  - Contemporary Muslim apocalyptic literature
T2  - Religion and politics
SN  - 9780815631958
AV  - BP166.8 .C65 2005
U1  - 297.2/3 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Syracuse, N.Y.
PB  - Syracuse University Press
KW  - Islamic eschatology
KW  - Apocalyptic literature
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Islam
KW  - 21st century
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-255) and index; Classical Muslim apocalyptic literature -- Building a new vision of the future in the wake of the six days' war -- Interpretations of the present -- The controversy about dating the end of the world -- Quran 17:48 from Banu Israil to the state of Israel -- The mahdi and world conquest -- Prophecies of America, the Second Ad, and its downfall -- Apocalyptic predictions concerning Afghanistan and the Taliban -- The figure of the antichrist -- Problems with the texts and how they are overcome -- Conclusions
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0511/2005011242.html
ER  -