David Hollenberg: 1 book
Beyond the Qurʾān
Early Ismāʿῑlῑ Taʾwῑl and the Secrets of the Prophets
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2016
Ismailism, one of the three major branches of Shiism, is best known for taʾwῑl, an esoteric, allegorizing scriptural exegesis. Beyond the Qurʾān: Early Ismaili taʾwῑl and the Secrets of the Prophets is the first book-length study of this interpretive genre. Analyzing sources composed by tenth-century...
