| Fazlallah Astarabadi and the Hurufis Contributor(s): Bashir, Shahzad (Author) |
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ISBN: 1851683852 ISBN-13: 9781851683857 Publisher: Oneworld Academic OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2005 Annotation: Captures the achievements of this Sufi thinker and founder of gnostic hurufism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Makers of the Muslim World |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.42" W x 8.86" (0.70 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fazlallah Astarabadi was a 14th-century Islamic religious leader who believed that the world was about to come to an end. This book is the first comprehensive study of Astarabadi's life and thought and also offer a history of his movement. It emphasizes the diversity of medieval Islam by describing an apocalyptic movement founded on the idea that the cosmos contains embedded secrets that become manifest through extraordinary human beings. |