
Fazlallah Astarabadi and the Hurufis (Makers of the Muslim World)
Islam
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
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.
Title Details
ISBN
9781780741925
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Copyright Date
2005
Book number
2917446