Gog and Magog: the renditions of Alexander the Great from the context of different pre-Islamic to Islamic traditions.
This article follows the one published in Verbum et Ecclesia (Sukdaven & Ahmed, 2017: 1-10) which is associated with the Timbuktu Project at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. A translated edition of the manuscript ‘Qissat Dhul Qurnain: The story of the “Two Horned King” known as Alexande...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Africajournals
2019-10-01
|
| Series: | Pharos Journal of Theology |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.pharosjot.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_25_vol_100_2019_up.pdf |
| _version_ | 1811248757687189504 |
|---|---|
| author | Dr Maniraj Sukdaven |
| author_facet | Dr Maniraj Sukdaven |
| author_sort | Dr Maniraj Sukdaven |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | This article follows the one published in Verbum et Ecclesia (Sukdaven & Ahmed, 2017: 1-10) which is associated with the Timbuktu Project at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. A translated edition of the manuscript ‘Qissat Dhul Qurnain: The story of the “Two Horned King” known as Alexander the Great’1 makes reference to Gog and Magog (Sukdaven et al., 2015: 106-108). This article addresses two issues. Firstly, to place into context the current manuscript within a plethora of other renderings of Alexander the Great within other traditions commonly regarded as the ‘Alexander Romance’. Much has been written about the Alexander Romance and this article attempts to summarise the different traditions of the Alexander Romance as a precursor to the article. Secondly, in as much as this manuscript addresses many themes, the article will focus only on the theme surrounding Gog and Magog in the different Alexander Romance stories pre and post Islamic traditions. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-12T15:33:33Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-91f0885e8d454aec99150c641f662ace |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2414-3324 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-12T15:33:33Z |
| publishDate | 2019-10-01 |
| publisher | Africajournals |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Pharos Journal of Theology |
| spelling | doaj.art-91f0885e8d454aec99150c641f662ace2022-12-22T03:27:00ZengAfricajournalsPharos Journal of Theology2414-33242019-10-01100Gog and Magog: the renditions of Alexander the Great from the context of different pre-Islamic to Islamic traditions.Dr Maniraj Sukdaven 0Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria, South AfricaThis article follows the one published in Verbum et Ecclesia (Sukdaven & Ahmed, 2017: 1-10) which is associated with the Timbuktu Project at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. A translated edition of the manuscript ‘Qissat Dhul Qurnain: The story of the “Two Horned King” known as Alexander the Great’1 makes reference to Gog and Magog (Sukdaven et al., 2015: 106-108). This article addresses two issues. Firstly, to place into context the current manuscript within a plethora of other renderings of Alexander the Great within other traditions commonly regarded as the ‘Alexander Romance’. Much has been written about the Alexander Romance and this article attempts to summarise the different traditions of the Alexander Romance as a precursor to the article. Secondly, in as much as this manuscript addresses many themes, the article will focus only on the theme surrounding Gog and Magog in the different Alexander Romance stories pre and post Islamic traditions.https://www.pharosjot.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_25_vol_100_2019_up.pdfAlexander the GreatAlexander RomanceGog and MagogTimbuktu ManuscriptJudaismChristianityIslam |
| spellingShingle | Dr Maniraj Sukdaven Gog and Magog: the renditions of Alexander the Great from the context of different pre-Islamic to Islamic traditions. Pharos Journal of Theology Alexander the Great Alexander Romance Gog and Magog Timbuktu Manuscript Judaism Christianity Islam |
| title | Gog and Magog: the renditions of Alexander the Great from the context of different pre-Islamic to Islamic traditions. |
| title_full | Gog and Magog: the renditions of Alexander the Great from the context of different pre-Islamic to Islamic traditions. |
| title_fullStr | Gog and Magog: the renditions of Alexander the Great from the context of different pre-Islamic to Islamic traditions. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gog and Magog: the renditions of Alexander the Great from the context of different pre-Islamic to Islamic traditions. |
| title_short | Gog and Magog: the renditions of Alexander the Great from the context of different pre-Islamic to Islamic traditions. |
| title_sort | gog and magog the renditions of alexander the great from the context of different pre islamic to islamic traditions |
| topic | Alexander the Great Alexander Romance Gog and Magog Timbuktu Manuscript Judaism Christianity Islam |
| url | https://www.pharosjot.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_25_vol_100_2019_up.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT drmanirajsukdaven gogandmagogtherenditionsofalexanderthegreatfromthecontextofdifferentpreislamictoislamictraditions |