Cook, David B.2022-10-052022-052022-04-08May 2022Rikab, Waleed. "Apocalypse Postponed: Interpretations of the End-Times in 20th Century Islamic Writings." (2022) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/113509">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/113509</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/113509EMBARGO NOTE: This item is embargoed until 2028-05-01This dissertation studies how apocalyptic writings featured in ideologies and political programs representing Sunni Islam in the 20th- and 21st-century Middle East. A diverse body of writings commanding different levels of religious authority, these texts have inspired a variety of attunements to society, from investment in societal progress to the abandonment and rejection of society, and from local struggles to expansionist programs of conquest. In highlighting this diversity, I work against misconceptions of apocalyptic Islamic writings as having a single, fixed ideological program. In scrutinizing these various outlooks and the ideologies of their proponents, I also propose new categories that explain the differences and commonalities between diverging understandings of the apocalyptic in Sunni Islam, and how this divergence works with and reacts to changing political and economic conditions.application/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.ReligionIslamPolitics20th CenturyEgyptSyriaIraqReformSunniapocalypseThesis2022-10-05