The Apocalypse of Empire – Imperial Eschatology in Late Antiquity and Early Islam by Shoemaker, Stephen J - 2018

Univ of Pennsylvania Pr, 2018. Hardcover. New. 312 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches.

Hardback. New. Stephen J. Shoemaker argues that earliest Islam was a movement driven by urgent eschatological belief that focused on the conquest, or liberation, of the biblical Holy Land and situates this belief within a broader cultural context of apocalyptic anticipation that includes early Byzantine Christianity, Judaism, and Sasanian Zoroastrianism.

Hardback. New. Stephen J. Shoemaker argues that earliest Islam was a movement driven by urgent eschatological belief that focused on the conquest, or liberation, of the biblical Holy Land and situates this belief within a broader cultural context of apocalyptic anticipation that includes early Byzantine Christianity, Judaism, and Sasanian Zoroastrianism.

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