A Short History of the Ismailis : : Traditions of a Muslim Community / / Farhad Daftary.

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748609048);Despite being one of the key Shi'i Muslim communities, the Ismailis were until recently studied primarily on the basis of the accounts of their enemies. This new introduction is the first to be based on modern scholarship, taking account of...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©1998
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys : NEIS
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Physical Description:1 online resource (256 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Note on Transliteration, Dates and Abbreviations
  • 1. Ismaili History and Historiography: Phases, Sources and Studies
  • 2. Origins and Early History: Shī'īs, Ismailis and Qarmaţīs
  • 3. The Fatimid Age: Dawla and Da'wa
  • 4. The Alamūt Period in Nizārī Ismaili History
  • 5. Later Developments: Continuity and Modernisation
  • Glossary
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index