The Demon in Potentiality and the Devil in Actuality: Two Principles of Evil according to 4th/10th Century Ismailism
The Kitāb al-Kašf and the Kitāb al-Šaǧara, two 4th/10th century Ismaili works, share a dualistic vision of the world, marked by a continuous struggle between good and evil, light and darkness. Evil is identified with the exoteric religion deprived of its esoteric dimension. It is caused by a satanic...
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| Language: | English |
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Brill
2022
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Arabica
Year: 2022, Volume: 69, Issue: 6, Pages: 601-625 |
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Demonology
B ʿUmar b. al-Ḫaṭṭāb B Démonologie B Shi‘ism B origine du mal B taʾwīl B Ismailism B Chiisme B ismaélisme B Evil B Coran B Qurʾān B Abū Bakr |
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