Beyond the Qur'an
The first book-length study of ta''wil, a form of allegorical scriptural interpretation propagated by Ismaili-Shiite missionaries
Ismailism, one of the three major branches of Shiism, is best known for ta''wil, an esoteric, allegorizing scriptural exegesis. Beyond the Qur''?n: Early Ismaili ta''wil and the Secrets of the Prophets is the first book-length study of this interpretive genre. Analyzing ...
The first book-length study of ta''wil, a form of allegorical scriptural interpretation propagated by Ismaili-Shiite missionaries
Ismailism, one of the three major branches of Shiism, is best known for ta''wil, an esoteric, allegorizing scriptural exegesis. Beyond the Qur''?n: Early Ismaili ta''wil and the Secrets of the Prophets is the first book-length study of this interpretive genre. Analyzing ...
