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Ismaili Literature
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Author : Farhad Daftary
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2005-03-23
Ismaili Literature written by Farhad Daftary and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-23 with Religion categories.
Ismaili Studies represents one of the most recent fields of Islamic Studies. Much new research has taken place in this field as a result of the recovery of a large number of Ismaili texts. Ismaili Literature contains a complete listing of the sources and secondary studies, including theses, written by Ismailis or about them in all major Islamic and European languages. It also contains chapters surveying Ismaili history and developments in modern Ismaili Studies.
An Anthology Of Ismaili Literature
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Author : Herman Landolt
language : en
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Release Date : 2008-08-15
An Anthology Of Ismaili Literature written by Herman Landolt and has been published by I.B. Tauris this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-15 with Literary Collections categories.
One of the richest and most rewarding, yet at the same time least familiar, traditions of Muslim literature is that of the Shi'i Imami Ismailis. Although many great literary treasures of the Islamic world are already available in English translation, those of the Ismailis are only slowly being made accessible to scholars and readers at large. This substantial Anthology makes a vital and welcome contribution to that process of wider dissemination. It brings together for the first time extracts from a range of significant Ismaili texts in both poetry and prose, here translated into English by some of the foremost scholars in the field.The texts included belong to a long span of Ismaili history, which extends from the Fatimid era to the beginning of the twentieth century. The translations in question have been rendered from their originals in Arabic, Persian and the different languages of Badakhshan and South Asia. With substantial sections devoted to such broad topics as faith and thought, history and biography, ethics, the Imamate, Ta'wil (or esoteric exegesis and textual interpretation), the Anthology offers continuously enriching glimpses into the depths, diversity and distinctiveness of one of the great traditions of Islamic thought and creativity, which still remains relatively undiscovered by the West.
An Anthology Of Ismaili Literature
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Author : Hermann Landolt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
An Anthology Of Ismaili Literature written by Hermann Landolt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Ismaili literature categories.
The Harvard Collection Of Ismaili Literature In Indic Languages
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Author : Ali Sultaan Asani
language : en
Publisher: G. K. Hall
Release Date : 1992
The Harvard Collection Of Ismaili Literature In Indic Languages written by Ali Sultaan Asani and has been published by G. K. Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Literary Criticism categories.
Ismaili History And Intellectual Traditions
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Author : Farhad Daftary
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-08-07
Ismaili History And Intellectual Traditions written by Farhad Daftary and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-07 with History categories.
The Ismailis represent an important Shiʿi Muslim community with rich intellectual and literary traditions. The complex history of the Ismailis dates back to the second/eighth century when they separated from other Shiʿi groups under the leadership of their own imams. Soon afterwards, the Ismailis organised a dynamic, revolutionary movement, known as the daʿwa or mission, for uprooting the Sunni regime of the Abbasids and establishing a new Shiʿi caliphate headed by the Ismaili imam. By the end of the third/ninth century, the Ismaili dāʿīs, operating secretly on behalf of the movement, were active in almost every region of the Muslim world, from Central Asia and Persia to Yemen, Egypt and the Maghrib. This book brings together a collection of the best works from Farhad Daftary, one of the foremost authorities in the field. The studies cover a range of specialised topics related to Ismaili history, historiography, institutions, theology, law and philosophy, amongst other intellectual traditions elaborated by the Ismailis. The collation of these invaluable studies into one book will be of great interest to the Ismaili community as well to anyone studying Islam in general, or Shiʿi Islam in particular.
Ismaili Literature
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Author : Wladimir Ivanow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
Ismaili Literature written by Wladimir Ivanow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Ismaili literature categories.
Ismaili Literature
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Author : Farhad Daftary
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2005-03-23
Ismaili Literature written by Farhad Daftary and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-23 with Religion categories.
Ismaili Studies represents one of the most recent fields of Islamic Studies. Much new research has taken place in this field as a result of the recovery of a large number of Ismaili texts. Ismaili Literature contains a complete listing of the sources and secondary studies, including theses, written by Ismailis or about them in all major Islamic and European languages. It also contains chapters surveying Ismaili history and developments in modern Ismaili Studies.
Ismaili Literature
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Author : Wladimir Ivanow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
Ismaili Literature written by Wladimir Ivanow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Islamic literature categories.
The Ismailis In The Middle Ages
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Author : Shafique N. Virani
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2007-04-19
The Ismailis In The Middle Ages written by Shafique N. Virani and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-19 with Religion categories.
"None of that people should be spared, not even the babe in its cradle." With these chilling words, the Mongol warlord Genghis Khan declared his intention to destroy the Ismailis, one of the most intellectually and politically significant Muslim communities of medieval Islamdom. The massacres that followed convinced observers that this powerful voice of Shi'i Islam had been forever silenced. Little was heard of these people for centuries, until their recent and dramatic emergence from obscurity. Today they exist as a dynamic and thriving community established in over twenty-five countries. Yet the interval between what appeared to have been their total annihilation, and their modern, seemingly phoenix-like renaissance, has remained shrouded in mystery. Drawing on an astonishing array of sources gathered from many countries around the globe, The Ismailis in the Middle Ages: A History of Survival, A Search for Salvation is a richly nuanced and compelling study of the murkiest portion of this era. In probing the period from the dark days when the Ismaili fortresses in Iran fell before the marauding Mongol hordes, to the emergence at Anjudan of the Ismaili Imams who provided a spiritual centre to a scattered community, this work explores the motivations, passions and presumptions of historical actors. With penetrating insight, Shafique N. Virani examines the rich esoteric thought that animated the Ismailis and enabled them to persevere. A work of remarkable erudition, this landmark book is essential reading for scholars of Islamic history and spirituality, Shi'ism and Iran. Both specialists and informed lay readers will take pleasure not only in its scholarly perception, but in its lively anecdotes, quotations of delightful poetry, and gripping narrative style. This is an extraordinary book of historical beauty and spiritual vision.
A Modern History Of The Ismailis
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Author : Farhad Daftary
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2024-04-15
A Modern History Of The Ismailis written by Farhad Daftary and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-15 with Religion categories.
I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies The Ismailis have enjoyed a long, eventful and complex history dating back to the 8th century CE and originating in the Shi'i tradition of Islam. During the medieval period, Ismailis of different regions - especially in central Asia, south Asia, Iran and Syria - developed and elaborated their own distinctive literary and intellectual traditions, which have made an outstanding contribution to the culture of Islam as a whole. At the same time, the Ismailis in the Middle Ages split into two main groups who followed different spiritual leaders. The bulk of the Ismailis came to have a line of imams now represented by the Aga Khans, while a smaller group - known in south Asia as the Bohras - developed their own type of leadership.This collection is the first scholarly attempt to survey the modern history of both Ismaili groupings since the middle of the 19th century. It covers a variety of topical issues and themes, such as the modernising policies of the Aga Khans, and also includes original studies of regional developments in Ismaili communities worldwide. The contributors focus too on how the Ismailis as a religious community have responded to the twin challenges of modernity and emigration to the West. "A Modern History of the Ismailis" will be welcomed as the most complete assessment yet published of the recent trajectory of this fascinating and influential Shi'i community.