A short history of the Ismailis
traditions of a Muslim community
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Author
Publication
1998 - Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, England
Language
English
Word Count
62,000 words, Guess
Page Count
248 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100748609040
- ISBN-100748606874
- ISBN-139780748609048
- ISBN-139780748606870
- Goodreads6131369', '851812
and 3 more
- LibraryThing943278
- Library of Congress Control Number98022131
- Open LibraryOL22378021M
Classifications
- DDC297.8/22/09
- LCCBP195.I8 D36 1998
Description
A major Shi'i Muslim community with a long and eventful history, the Ismailis were until recently studied primarily on the basis of the accounts of their enemies, including the Sunni polemicists; and the Crusader chroniclers. As a result, a host of legends were disseminated on the teachings and practices of the Ismailis. The study of Ismailism began to be revolutionised from the 1930s, with the recovery of a large number of Ismaili texts preserved in private collections. A Short History of the Ismailis brings together the results of modern scholarship on the highlights of Ismaili history and doctrines within the broader contexts of Islamic history and Shi'i thought.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Islamic surveys
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- A short history of the Ismailis
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