Lawson, Todd. <br/><br/>
Gnostic apocalypse and Islam  Qur'an, exegesis, messianism, and the literary origins of the Babi religion /  [electronic resource] : 
Todd Lawson. 
 - Abingdon, Oxon ;  New York, N.Y. :  Routledge,  2012. 
 - vii, 230 p. :  ill. 
 - Iranian studies ;  12 .
 - Iranian studies (London, England) ;  12. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-205) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>1. Commentary and imitation : charismatic text, messianic exegesis -- 2. Voices of the text : remembrance and gate -- 3. Renewal of covenant : concidentia oppositorum and the primal point -- 4. The metaleptic Joseph : the shirt, the bees, and gnostic apocalypse. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
<br/><br/><br/>Appendices in Arabic. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780203801529 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Bāb, ʻAlī Muhạmmad Shīrāzī, 1819-1850. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Koran--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Babism--Doctrines.<br/>Gnosticism.<br/>Messianism.<br/>Messiah--Islam.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.