Author: Jean-Pierre Filiu
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520264312
Category : Islam and politics
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This is an eye-opening exploration of a troubling phenomenon: the fast-growing belief in Muslim countries that the end of the world is at hand. Jean-Pierre Filiu uncovers the role of apocalypse in Islam over the centuries, and highlights its extraordinary resurgence in recent decades.