{"product_id":"mediaeval-ismaili-history-and-thought-paperback-9780521003100","title":"Mediaeval Isma'ili History and Thought (Paperback) 9780521003100","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMediaeval Isma'ili History and Thought\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume presents scholarship on Isma`ili history and thought from leading authorities in the field.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFarhad Daftary (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521003100, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 22 February 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e350 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.4 x 2.4 cm, 0.559 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… an indispensable volume for any Islamic history collection … absorbing and scholarly collection of essays …'. Bulletin of the School of Oriental \u0026amp; African Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eUntil recently the Isma`ilis were judged almost exclusively on the basis of the hostile accounts of their Muslim enemies and the fanciful tales of the Crusaders. As a result, numerous misconceptions were disseminated about the teachings and practices of the Isma'ilis, known in European tradition as the Assassins. In the 1930s, however, authentic Isma`ili texts began to be recovered  from private collections which shed new light on mediaeval Isma`ili history and thought. This collective volume brings together some of the original results of modern scholarship in the area, written by leading contemporary authorities, as well as distinguished Islamists.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction: Isma`ilis and Isma`ili studies Farhad Daftary\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Classical Phase: 2. The Fatimids and the Qarmatis of Bahrayn Wilferd Madelung\u003cbr\u003e 3. The cosmology of the pre-Fatimid Isma'iliyya  Heinz Halm\u003cbr\u003e 4. Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani and the seven faculties of the intellect Wilfred Madelung\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Isma'ili oath of allegiance ('ahd) and the 'sessions of wisdom' (majalis al-hikma) in Fatimid times Heinz Halm\u003cbr\u003e 6. Al-Qadi al-Nu`man and Isma`ili jurisprudence Ismail K. Poonawala\u003cbr\u003e 7. A critique of Paul Casanova's dating of the Rasa'il Ikhwan al-Safa' Abbas Hamdani\u003cbr\u003e 8. Portraits of self and others: Isma`ili perspectives on the history of religions Azim A. Nanji\u003cbr\u003e 9. An Isma`ili version of the heresiography of the seventy-two erring sects Paul E. Walker\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Nizari Phase: 10. Hasan-i Sabbah and the origins of the Nizari Isma'ili movement Farhad Daftary\u003cbr\u003e 11. The power struggle between the Saljuqs and the Isma'ilis of Alamut, 487–518\/1094–1124: The Saljuq perspective Carole Hillenbrand\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Isma'ilis of Quhistan and the Maliks of Nimruz or Sistan C. Edmund Bosworth\u003cbr\u003e 13. The philosopher\/vizier: Khwaja Nasir al-Din al-Tusi and the Isma`ilis Hamid Dabashi\u003cbr\u003e 14. 'Sometimes by the sword, sometimes by the dagger': the role of the Isma'ilis in Mamluk-Mongol relations in the 8th\/14th century Charles Melville\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Isma'ili ginans: reflections on authority and authorship Ali S. Asani\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Nuqtawi movement of Mahmud Pisikhani and his Persian cycle of mystical-materialism Abbas Amanat.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Islamic studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Islamic studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Islamic%20studies%20%5BJFSR2%5D%22\"\u003eJFSR2\u003c\/a\u003e], Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20history:%20c%20500%20to%20c%201450\/1500%20%5BHBLC%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC\u003c\/a\u003e], Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45912964563224,"sku":"9780521003100","price":40.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521003100i_21625847-4636-4992-a8b3-0cb629690aeb.jpg?v=1691376376","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mediaeval-ismaili-history-and-thought-paperback-9780521003100","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}