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21 produkter
Early Philosophical Shiism
The Isma'ili Neoplatonism of Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani
Häftad, 2008
557 kr
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The Ismailis, among whom are the followers of the Aga Khan, rose to prominence during the fourth Islamic/tenth Christian century. They developed a remarkably successful intellectual programme to sustain and support their political activities, promoting demands of Islamic doctrine together with the …
Early Philosophical Shiism
The Isma'ili Neoplatonism of Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani
Av Paul E. Walker, David Morgan
Inbunden, 1993
1308 kr
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The Ismailis, among whom are the followers of the Aga Khan, rose to prominence during the fourth Islamic/tenth Christian century. They developed a remarkably successful intellectual programme to sustain and support their political activities, promoting demands of Islamic doctrine together with the …
Affirming the Imamate: Early Fatimid Teachings in the Islamic West
An Arabic critical edition and English translation of works attributed to Abu Abd Allah al-Shi'i and his brother Abu’l-'Abbas
Av Wilferd Madelung, Paul E. Walker
Häftad, 2021
347 kr
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I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili StudiesThe two sermons edited and translated here for the first time are primary material from the years before the establishment of the Fatimid caliphate in 297/909. The authors have been identified as Abu ‘Abd Allah al-Shi'i and …
Affirming the Imamate: Early Fatimid Teachings in the Islamic West
An Arabic critical edition and English translation of works attributed to Abu Abd Allah al-Shi'i and his brother Abu’l-'Abbas
Av Wilferd Madelung, Paul E. Walker
Inbunden, 2021
1143 kr
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I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili StudiesThe two sermons edited and translated here for the first time are primary material from the years before the establishment of the Fatimid caliphate in 297/909. The authors have been identified as Abu ‘Abd Allah al-Shi'i and …
Affirming the Imamate: Early Fatimid Teachings in the Islamic West
An Arabic Critical Edition and English Translation of Works Attributed to Abu Abd Allah Al-Shi'i and His Brother Abu’L-'Abbas
Av Wilferd Madelung, Paul E. Walker
E-bok, 2021
374 kr
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I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili StudiesThe two sermons edited and translated here for the first time are primary material from the years before the establishment of the Fatimid caliphate in 297/909. The authors have been identified as Abu 'Abd Allah al-Shi'i and …
Affirming the Imamate: Early Fatimid Teachings in the Islamic West
An Arabic Critical Edition and English Translation of Works Attributed to Abu Abd Allah Al-Shi'i and His Brother Abu’L-'Abbas
Av Wilferd Madelung, Paul E. Walker
E-bok, 2021
374 kr
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I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili StudiesThe two sermons edited and translated here for the first time are primary material from the years before the establishment of the Fatimid caliphate in 297/909. The authors have been identified as Abu 'Abd Allah al-Shi'i and …
Master of the Age
An Islamic Treatise on the Necessity of the Imamate
E-bok, 2007
1559 kr
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I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili StudiesFew doctrines in Islam have engendered as much contention and disagreement as those surrounding the imamate, the office of supreme leader of the Muslim community after the death of the Prophet. In the medieval period while the …
Orations of the Fatimid Caliphs
Festival Sermons of the Ismaili Imams
E-bok, 2009
717 kr
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I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili StudiesThe Fatimid empire was a highly sophisticated and cosmopolitan regime that flourished from the beginning of the 10th to the end of the 12th century. Under the enlightened rule of the Fatimid Caliphs, Cairo was founded as the nucleus of …
Fatimid History and Ismaili Doctrine
E-bok, 2023
983 kr
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The thirteen studies in this volume explore critical problems in Fatimid history and historiography, many specifically focused on the content of doctrinal writings produced by the Ismaili supporters and agents of this caliphate who worked on behalf of the dynasty both within the empire and outside. …
Fatimid History and Ismaili Doctrine
E-bok, 2023
1004 kr
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The thirteen studies in this volume explore critical problems in Fatimid history and historiography, many specifically focused on the content of doctrinal writings produced by the Ismaili supporters and agents of this caliphate who worked on behalf of the dynasty both within the empire and outside. …
Fatimid History and Ismaili Doctrine
Häftad, 2019
882 kr
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The thirteen studies in this volume explore critical problems in Fatimid history and historiography, many specifically focused on the content of doctrinal writings produced by the Ismaili supporters and agents of this caliphate who worked on behalf of the dynasty both within the empire and outside. …
Master of the Age
An Islamic Treatise on the Necessity of the Imamate
Inbunden, 2007
1427 kr
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Few doctrines in Islam have engendered as much contention and disagreement as those surrounding the imamate, the office of supreme leader of the Muslim community after the death of the Prophet. In the medieval period while the caliphate still existed, rivalry among the claimants to that most lofty …
Orations of the Fatimid Caliphs
Festival Sermons of the Ismaili Imams
Inbunden, 2009
660 kr
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The Fatimid empire was a highly sophisticated and cosmopolitan regime that flourished from the beginning of the 10th to the end of the 12th century. Under the enlightened rule of the Fatimid Caliphs, Cairo was founded as the nucleus of an imperium that extended from Arabia in the east to …
Hamid Al-Din Al-Kirmani
Ismaili Muslim Thought in the Age of Al-Hakim Bi-Amr Allah
Inbunden, 1999
625 kr
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Among the most outstanding Ismaili thinkers, Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani was at the forefront of the intellectual advances of his time and almost on a par with his famous contemporary, Ibn Sina, with whom he shared many philosophical ideas. His ideas on the intellect and the order of creation are a …
Advent of the Fatimids
A Contemporary Shi'i Witness Account of Politics in the Early Islamic World
Av Paul E. Walker, Wilferd Madelung
Inbunden, 2000
759 kr
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This work is a personal memoir composed by a medieval scholar in which he records details of his discourse with two Ismaili leaders who spearheaded the Fatimid revolution in North Africa in 909-10. By reporting at first hand the thoughts and activities of Abu `Abdallah al-Shi'i and his brother …
Fatimids and Their Successors in Yaman
The History of an Islamic Community
Av Paul E. Walker, Alex Pomerantz m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
660 kr
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The "Uyun al-akhbar" is the most complete extant text by an Ismaili author on the history of the Ismaili community from its origins up to Idris 'Imad al-Din's own time in the 15th century. The seventh volume, edited here together with a summary English translation, deals in particular with the …
Exploring an Islamic Empire
Fatimid History and Its Sources
Inbunden, 2002
930 kr
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Exploring an Islamic Empire surveys the three main phases of Fatimid history, and examines various sources that provide information for historical analysis. These sources range from direct evidence such as coins, building dedications, documents and letters, eyewitness and contemporary accounts, …
Advent of the Fatimids
A Contemporary Shi'I Witness
Av Paul E. Walker, Wilferd Madelung
Häftad, 2001
399 kr
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This work is a personal memoir composed by a medieval scholar in which he records details of his discourse with two Ismaili leaders who spearheaded the Fatimid revolution in North Africa in 909-10. By reporting at first hand the thoughts and activities of Abu `Abdallah al-Shi'i and his brother …
Caliph of Cairo
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, 996–1021
Häftad, 2012
354 kr
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A new paperback edition of the most comprehensive biography to date of the controversial Fatimid ruler"A well-researched, unbiased and engaging exposé of a melodramatic subject."—Al Ahram WeeklyOne night in the year 411/1021, the powerful ruler of the Fatimid empire, al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, rode out …
Sciences of the Soul and Intellect, Part I
An Arabic Critical Edition and English Translation of Epistles 32-36
Av Paul E. Walker, David Simonowitz m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
956 kr
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The Ikhwan al-Safa (Brethren of Purity), the anonymous adepts of a tenth-century esoteric fraternity based in Basra and Baghdad, hold an eminent position in the history of science and philosophy in Islam due to the wide reception and assimilation of their monumental encyclopaedia, the Rasa'il …
Fatimid History and Ismaili Doctrine
Inbunden, 2008
1638 kr
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The thirteen studies in this volume explore critical problems in Fatimid history and historiography, many specifically focused on the content of doctrinal writings produced by the Ismaili supporters and agents of this caliphate who worked on behalf of the dynasty both within the empire and outside. …
