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9780521850841

The Isma'ilis: Their History and Doctrines

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    9780521850841

  • ISBN10:

    0521850843

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-10-22
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Summary

The Ismailis represent the second largest Shii Muslim community after the Twelvers, and are today scattered throughout more than twenty-five countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and North America. The second edition of this authoritative book traces the history and doctrinal development of the Ismailis from their origins in the formative period of Islam to the present day, a period of more than twelve centuries. All the major phases of Ismaili history are covered, including the pre-Fatimid period, the Fatimid 'golden age', the Tayyibi-Mustali period and the history of the Nizari Ismailis of Persia and Syria before the Mongol invasions. The final part traces the history of the modern Ismailis, particularly the socio-economic progress of the Nizari communities. The new edition is a thorough revision and incorporates new material, an expanded bibliography and new illustrations. It will be invaluable reading for students of Islamic and Middle Eastern history.

Author Biography

Farhad Daftary is Associate Director and Head of the Department of Academic Research and Publications at the Institute of Ismaili Studies

Table of Contents

Illustrations and mapsp. x
Forewordp. xiii
Preface to the first editionp. xv
Preface to the second editionp. xix
Note on the text and abbreviationsp. xx
Introduction: progress in the study of the Isma'ilisp. 1
Phases in Isma'ili historyp. 2
Isma'ili historiographyp. 4
Anti-Isma'ili writings of other Muslimsp. 7
Medieval European perceptions of the Isma'ilisp. 10
Orientalist perspectivesp. 22
Modern progress in Isma'ili studiesp. 30
Origins and early development of Shi'ismp. 34
Origins of Shi'ismp. 36
Early history of Shi'ismp. 41
al-Mukhtar and the mawalip. 52
The Kaysaniyya, the ghulat and the early Imamiyyap. 57
Ja'far al-Sadiq's imamate and the 'Abbasidsp. 71
Imam al-Sadiq's teachingsp. 80
Early Isma'ilismp. 87
The earliest Isma'ilisp. 88
The da'wa of the 3rd/9th centuryp. 98
The Isma'ili-Qarmati schism of 286/899p. 116
Establishment of Fatimid rulep. 126
Aspects of early Isma'ili teachingsp. 128
The Fatimid period until 487/1094: dawla and da'wap. 137
Consolidation of the Fatimid caliphate in North Africap. 140
Digression on Qarmati communitiesp. 147
al-Mu'izz and the conquest of Egyptp. 156
The religious policy of al-Mu'izzp. 163
al-Qadi al-Nu'man and Isma'ili jurisprudencep. 167
al-'Aziz and the Fatimid campaigns in Syriap. 172
al-Hakim, the Isma'ili da'wa and the Druze movementp. 178
al-Zahir and Sitt al-Mulkp. 191
al-Mustansir's long reignp. 193
Organization of the Fatimid dawla and the Isma'ili da'wap. 211
Philosophical Isma'ilism of the Iranian da'isp. 223
The Ikhwan al-Safa' and their Epistlesp. 234
The later Fatimids and Musta'lian Isma'ilismp. 238
The Nizari-Musta'li schism of 487/1094p. 241
al-Musta'li and al-Amirp. 243
al-Hafiz and the Hafizi-Tayyibi schismp. 246
The later Fatimids and early Hafizi Isma'ilismp. 248
The Hafizi Musta'lian da'wa in Yamanp. 255
The early Tayyibi Musta'lian da'wa in Yamanp. 261
Aspects of Tayyibi thoughtp. 269
The early Tayyibi da'wa in Indiap. 276
The Da'udi Sulaymani-'Alawi schism in Tayyibi Isma'ilismp. 280
The Da'udi Bohra da'wa and communityp. 282
The Sulaymani da'wa and communityp. 295
Nizari Isma'ili history during the Alamut periodp. 301
Nizari Isma'ili historiographyp. 303
Hasan-i Sabbah and the struggle of the Persian Isma'ilisp. 310
Commencement of Nizari activities in Syriap. 331
Consolidation of the Nizari state and the doctrine of ta'limp. 335
Buzurg-Ummid and the Nizari-Saljuq stalematep. 344
Muhammad b. Buzurg-Ummidp. 355
The proclamation of qiyama or resurrectionp. 358
Sinan and the Syrian Nizarisp. 367
Rapprochement with Sunni Islamp. 375
'Ala' al-Din Muhammad III and Nizari thought of the periodp. 377
Final decades of the Nizari statep. 386
The post-Alamut centuries and modern developments in Nizari Isma'ili historyp. 403
Patterns and research problems in post-Alamut Nizari historyp. 403
Early post-Alamut centuries and Nizari relations with Sufismp. 410
The Anjudan revival in Nizari Isma'ilismp. 422
The Nizari Khojas and Satpanth Isma'ilismp. 442
The Muhammad-Shahi imams and the Nizaris of Central Asiap. 451
The later Qasim-Shahi Nizari imamsp. 456
The Aga Khans and the modern period in Nizari historyp. 463
Genealogical tables and listsp. 505
Glossaryp. 514
Notesp. 523
Select bibliographyp. 667
Indexp. 697
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