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Note publique d'information : La 4e de couv. indique : "This is an eye-opening exploration of a troubling phenomenon:
the fast-growing belief in Muslim countries that the end of the world is at hand -
and with it the 'Great Battle', prophesied by both Sunni and Shi'i tradition, which
many believers expect will begin in the Afghan-Pakistani borderlands. Jean-Pierre
Filiu uncovers the role of apocalypse in Islam over the centuries, and highlights
its extraordinary resurgence in recent decades. Identifying 1979 as a decisive year
in the rise of contemporary millenarian speculation, he stresses the ease with which
subsequent events in the Middle East have been incorporated into the intellectual
universe of apocalyptic propagandists. Filiu also shows how Christian and Jewish visions
of the Final Judgment have stimulated alarmist reaction in Islamic lands, both in
the past and today, and examines the widespread fear of Christian Zionist domination
as an impetus to jihad. Though the overwhelming majority of Muslims remains unpersuaded,
the mounting conviction in the imminence of apocalypse is a serious matter, especially
for those who are preparing for it."
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