Disrobing judges with veiled truths
An early Ismā'īlī Torah interpretation (ta'wīl) in service of the Fātimid mission
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4372602 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Hollenberg (University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 127-145 |
| Publication date | 2003-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-721X • E-ISSN: 1096-1151 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0048-721x(03)00033-2 |
| OpenAlex | W2082125221 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
It has long been known that in the tenth century, missionaries for a Shī‘ite Islamic sect known as the Ismā‘īlīs interpreted stories from the Torah and Gospels. The prevailing theory holds that the Ismā‘īlīs composed extra-Qur’ānic ta'wīl (allegorical interpretation) to proselytise Jews and Christians. A close analysis of a ta'wīl of the biblical story of Judah and Tamar by the missionary Ja‘far ibn Mantūr al-Yaman (d. ca. 960) suggests, however, that when early Ismā‘īlī authors interpreted Torah, they did so for a Muslim audience within an Islamic polemical milieu
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |