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Jamel Velji
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- Introducing Ismaili Apocalypses 1
- 1 From ẓāhir to bāṭin: An Introduction to Fatimid Hermeneutics 14
- 2 Oaths, Taxes and Tithes: Organising an Imminent Utopia 22
- 3 Taʾwīl of an Apocalyptic Transcript I: The Book of Unveiling 42
- 4 Taʾwīl of an Apocalyptic Transcript II: The Book of Righteousness and True Guidance 61
- 5 To Temper an Imminent Eschatology: The Contributions of al-Mahdī and Qāḍī l-Nu ʿmān 75
- 6 A Spiritual Progression to a New Eschatological Centre: The Taʾwīl al-da ʿāʾim on the Hajj 97
- 7 Actualising the End: The Nizari Declaration of the Resurrection 109
- 8 From Movement to Text: The Haft-bāb 123
- Conclusion 142
- Bibliography 150
- Index of Names 162
- Subject Index 165
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- Introducing Ismaili Apocalypses 1
- 1 From ẓāhir to bāṭin: An Introduction to Fatimid Hermeneutics 14
- 2 Oaths, Taxes and Tithes: Organising an Imminent Utopia 22
- 3 Taʾwīl of an Apocalyptic Transcript I: The Book of Unveiling 42
- 4 Taʾwīl of an Apocalyptic Transcript II: The Book of Righteousness and True Guidance 61
- 5 To Temper an Imminent Eschatology: The Contributions of al-Mahdī and Qāḍī l-Nu ʿmān 75
- 6 A Spiritual Progression to a New Eschatological Centre: The Taʾwīl al-da ʿāʾim on the Hajj 97
- 7 Actualising the End: The Nizari Declaration of the Resurrection 109
- 8 From Movement to Text: The Haft-bāb 123
- Conclusion 142
- Bibliography 150
- Index of Names 162
- Subject Index 165